If no such attesting witness can be found, or if the document purports to have been executed in the United Kingdom, it must be proved that the attestation of one attesting witness at least is in his handwriting, and that the signature of the person executing the document is in the hand writing of that person.
Section 69: Proof where no attesting witness found
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872Central Act · Act 1 of 1872
Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 |
|---|---|
| Section | 69 |
| Marginal note | Proof where no attesting witness found |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | Repealed |
| Judgments citing it | 19 |
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- RSA/751/2024 of SRI DHARNAPPA @ MUTHAYYA POOJARY Vs SMT RATHNAHigh Court of Karnataka · 2025-12-09
- A/5947/2025 of Chandra Vs SarojaMadras High Court · 2025-12-01
- CO/3915/2019 of ANIL SWARNAKAR Vs MINOTI SWARNAKARCalcutta High Court · 2022-01-11
- APP/643/2012 of WILMA LEVERT CANUO, AND ORS. Vs ALLAN SEBASTIAN D'SOUZA, AND ANR.Bombay High Court · 2013-07-01
- RSA/4145/2006 of GURCHARAN SINGH Vs SURJIT KAUR AND OTHERSHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2006-11-30
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