Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
BSA Section 72
Comparison of signature, writing or seal with others admitted or proved
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BSA Section 72 deals with comparison of signature, writing or seal with others admitted or proved and replaces Evidence Act 73.
Bare act text — BSA 72
72. Comparison of signature, writing or seal with others admitted or proved.
(1) In order to ascertain whether a signature, writing or seal is that of the person by whom it purports to have been written or made, any signature, writing, or seal admitted or proved to the satisfaction of the Court to have been written or made by that person may be compared with the one which is to be proved, although that signature, writing or seal has not been produced or proved for any other purpose.
(2) The Court may direct any person present in Court to write any words or figures for the purpose of enabling the Court to compare the words or figures so written with any words or figures alleged to have been written by such person.
(3) This section applies also, with any necessary modifications, to finger impressions
What changed from the Evidence Act
- Evidence Act 73 → BSA 72: Paragraph are numbered as Subsections (1), (2) and (3).
Frequently asked
What was BSA Section 72 in the Evidence Act?
BSA Section 72 (Comparison of signature, writing or seal with others admitted or proved) replaces Section 73 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act 73 is now BSA 72.
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Nearby BSA sections
- 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
- BSA 71 — Proof of document not required by law to be attested
- BSA 73 — Proof as to verification of digital signature
- BSA 74 — Public and private documents
- BSA 75 — Certified copies of public documents
- BSA 76 — Proof of documents by production of certified copies
- BSA 77 — Proof of other official documents