Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
BSA Section 65
Proof of signature and handwriting of person alleged to have signed or written document produced
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BSA Section 65 deals with proof of signature and handwriting of person alleged to have signed or written document produced and replaces Evidence Act 67.
Bare act text — BSA 65
65. Proof of signature and handwriting of person alleged to have signed or written document produced.
If a document is alleged to be signed or to have been written wholly or in part by any person, the signature or the handwriting of so much of the document as is alleged to be in that person's handwriting must be proved to be in his handwriting.
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What was BSA Section 65 in the Evidence Act?
BSA Section 65 (Proof of signature and handwriting of person alleged to have signed or written document produced) replaces Section 67 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act 67 is now BSA 65.
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Nearby BSA sections
- BSA 60 — Cases in which secondary evidence relating to documents maybe given
- BSA 61 — Electronic or digital record
- BSA 62 — Special provisions as to evidence relating to electronic record
- BSA 63 — Admissibility of electronic records
- BSA 64 — Rules as to notice to produce
- BSA 66 — Proof as to electronic signature
- BSA 67 — Proof of execution of document required by law to be attested
- BSA 68 — Proof where no attesting witness found
- BSA 69 — Admission of execution by party to attested document
- BSA 70 — Proof when attesting witness denies execution