Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
BSA Section 67
Proof of execution of document required by law to be attested
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BSA Section 67 deals with proof of execution of document required by law to be attested and replaces Evidence Act 68.
Bare act text — BSA 67
67. Proof of execution of document required by law to be attested.
If a document is required by law to be attested, it shall not be used as evidence until one attesting witness at least has been called for the purpose of proving its execution, if there be an attesting witness alive, and subject to the process of the Court and capable of giving evidence: Provided that it shall not be necessary to call an attesting witness in proof of the execution of any document, not being a will, which has been registered in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908), unless its execution by the person by whom it purports to have been executed is specifically denied.
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What was BSA Section 67 in the Evidence Act?
BSA Section 67 (Proof of execution of document required by law to be attested) replaces Section 68 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act 68 is now BSA 67.
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Nearby BSA sections
- 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 65 — Proof of signature and handwriting of person alleged to have signed or written document produced
- BSA 66 — Proof as to electronic signature
- 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
- BSA 71 — Proof of document not required by law to be attested
- BSA 72 — Comparison of signature, writing or seal with others admitted or proved