INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872
BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023
69. Proof where no attesting witness found.
68. Proof where no attesting witness found.
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INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872
69. Proof where no attesting witness found.––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.
Repealed / replaced by BSA India Code — IEA 1872
BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023
68. Proof where no attesting witness found.—If no such attesting witness can be found, 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 handwriting of that person.
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Current law India Code — BSA 2023