INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872
BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023
98. Evidence as to meaning of illegible characters, etc.
101. Evidence as to meaning of illegible characters, etc.
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INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872
98. Evidence as to meaning of illegible characters, etc. –– Evidence may be given to show the
meaning of illegible or not commonly intelligible characters, of foreign, obsolete, technical, local and
provincial expressions, of abbreviations and of words used in a peculiar sense.
Illustration
A, sculptor, agrees to sell to B, “all my mods”. A has both models and modelling tools. Evidence may be given
to show which he meant to sell.
Repealed / replaced by BSA India Code — IEA 1872
BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023
101. Evidence as to meaning of illegible characters, etc.—Evidence may be given to show the
meaning of illegible or not commonly intelligible characters, of foreign, obsolete, technical, local and
regional expressions, of abbreviations and of words used in a peculiar sense.
Illustration.
A, sculptor, agrees to sell to B, “all my mods”. A has both models and modelling tools. Evidence
may be given to show which he meant to sell.
Current law India Code — BSA 2023