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Section 163 - The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
163. Testimony to facts stated in document mentioned in section 162.
A witness may also testify to facts mentioned in any such document as is mentioned in section 162, although he has no specific recollection of the facts themselves, if he is sure that the facts were correctly recorded in the document.
Illustration.
A book-keeper may testify to facts recorded by him in books regularly kept in the course of business, if he knows that the books were correctly kept, although he has forgotten the particular transactions entered.
Related Sections
- Section 125: Witness unable to communicate verbally
- Section 143: Order of examinations
- Section 20: When oral admissions as to contents of documents are relevant
- Section 119: Court may Presume existence of certain facts
- Section 72: Comparison of signature, writing or seal with others admitted or proved
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