Section 51
The text of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 is not held here: India Code has no complete official copy of it. The section that replaced it is below.
Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Check against the official text before relying on it.
Replaced by
The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, Section 45. Grounds of opinion, when relevant.
Whenever the opinion of any living person is relevant, the grounds on which such opinion is based are also relevant.
Illustrations.
An expert may give an account of experiments performed by him for the purpose of forming his opinion.
Pair from: BPR&D correspondence tables (bprd.mha.gov.in; A. K. Yadav, CAPT Bhopal)