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Section 55 - Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
55. Character as affecting damages
In civil cases, the fact that the character of any person is such as to affect the amount of damages which he ought to receive, is relevant.
Explanation – In sections 52, 53, 54 and 55 the word "character" includes both reputation and disposition; but 33[ except as provided in section 54], evidence may be given only of general reputation and general disposition, and not of particular acts by which reputation or disposition were shown.
Related Sections
- Section 44: Fraud or collusion in obtaining judgment, or incompetency of Court, may be proved
- Section 60: Oral evidence must be direct
- Section 92: Exclusion of evidence of oral agreement
- Section 47: Opinion as to handwriting, when relevant
- Section 39: What evidence to be given when statement forms part of a conversation, document, electronic record, book or series of letters or papers.
Related Acts
- Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017
- Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020
- Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015
- Consumer Protection Act, 2019
- Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019
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