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Section 98: Evidence as to meaning of illegible characters, etc

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Repealed.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 Repealed by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024

Evidence may be given to show the meaning of illegible or not commonly intelligible characters, of foreign, obsolete, technical, local and provincial expressions, of abbreviations and of words used in a peculiar sense.

Illustration

A, sculptor, agrees to sell to B, "all my mods". A has both models and modelling tools. Evidence may be given to show which he meant to sell.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Section98
Marginal noteEvidence as to meaning of illegible characters, etc
JurisdictionCentral
StatusRepealed
Judgments citing it4

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