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Section 91- The Indian Evidence Act, 1872

The Indian Evidence Act,1872

91. Evidence of terms of contracts, grant and other dispositions of property reduced to form of documents –

When the terms of a contract, or of a grant, or of any other disposition of property have been reduced to the form of a document, and in all cases in which any matter is required by law to be reduced to the form of a document, no evidence1 shall be given in proof of the terms of such contract, grant or other disposition of property, or of such matter, except the document itself, or secondary evidence of its contents in cases in which secondary evidence is admissible under the provisions herein before contained.

Exception 1.

When a public officer is required by law to be appointed in writing, and when it is shown that any particular person had acted as such officer, the writing by which he is appointed need not be proved.

Exception 2.

Wills 2admitted to probate in 3India may be proved by the probate.

Explanation 1.

This section applies equally to cases in which the contracts, grants or dispositions of property referred to are contained in one document, and to cases in which they are contained in more documents than one.

Explanation 2.

Where there are more originals than one, one original only need be proved.

Explanation 3.

The statement, in any document whatever of a fact other than the facts referred to in this section shall not preclude the admission of oral evidence as to the same fact.

Illustrations

(a) If a contract be contained in several letter, all the letters in which it is contained must be proved.

(b) If a contract is contained I a bill of exchange, the bill of exchange must be proved.

(c) If a bill of exchange is drawn in a set of three, one only need be proved.

(d) A contracts, in writing with B, for the delivery of indigo upon certain

terms. The contract mentioned the fact that B had paid A the price of other in contracted for verbally on another occasion.

Oral evidence is offered that no payment was made for the other indigo. The evidence is admissible.

(e) A gives B a receipt for money paid by B.

Oral evidence is offered of the payment.

The evidence is admissible.

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1. Where, however, a criminal court finds that a confession or other statements of an accused person has not been recorded in the manner prescribed, evidence may be taken that the recorded statement was duly made see the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), section 463.

2. Subs. by Act 18 of 1872, sec. 7, for under the Indian Succession Act .

3. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, sec. 3 and Sch., for the States .

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