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Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Section 71

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 70. Proof when attesting witness denies execution.
If the attesting witness denies or does not recollect the execution of the document, its execution may be proved by other evidence.

Pair from: BPR&D correspondence tables (bprd.mha.gov.in; A. K. Yadav, CAPT Bhopal)