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Section 117 - Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
117. Estoppel of acceptor of bill of exchange, bailee or licensee
No acceptor of a bill of exchange shall be permitted to deny that the drawer had authority to draw such bill or to endorse it; nor shall any bailee or licensee be permitted to deny that his bailor or licensor had, at the time when the bailment or license commenced, authority to make such bailment or grant such license.
Explanation 1 .- The acceptor of a bill of exchange may deny that the bill was really drawn by the person by whom it purports to have been drawn.
Explanation 2 .- If a bailee delivers the goods bailed to a person other than the bailor, he may prove that such person had a right to them as against the bailor.
Related Sections
- Section 29: Confession otherwise relevant not to become irrelevant because of promise of secrecy, etc.
- Section 73A: Proofs as to verification of digital signature
- Section 98: Evidence as to meaning of illegible characters, etc.
- Section 133: Accomplice
- Section 136: Judge to decide as to admissibility of evidence
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