Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
BSA Section 99
Evidence as to application of language which can apply to one only of several persons
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BSA Section 99 deals with evidence as to application of language which can apply to one only of several persons and replaces Evidence Act 96.
Bare act text — BSA 99
99. Evidence as to application of language which can apply to one only of several persons.
When the facts are such that the language used might have been meant to apply to any one, and could not have been meant to apply to more than one, of several persons or things, evidence may be given of facts which show which of those persons or things it was intended to apply to. Illustrations. (a) A agrees to sell to B, for one thousand rupees, "my white horse". A has two white horses. Evidence may be given of facts which show which of them was meant (b) A agrees to accompany B to Ramgarh. Evidence may be given of facts showing whether Ramgarh in Rajasthan or Ramgarh in Uttarakhand was meant.
What changed from the Evidence Act
- Evidence Act 96 → BSA 99: In illustrations, "Haidarabad", "Haidarabad in Dekkan" and "Haidarabad in sindh" are replaced by "Ramgarh" , "Ramgarh in Rajasthan" and "Ramgarh in Uttarakhand" respectively.
Frequently asked
What was BSA Section 99 in the Evidence Act?
BSA Section 99 (Evidence as to application of language which can apply to one only of several persons) replaces Section 96 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act 96 is now BSA 99.
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Nearby BSA sections
- BSA 94 — Evidence of terms of contracts, grants and other dispositions of property reduced to form of document
- BSA 95 — Exclusion of evidence of oral agreement
- BSA 96 — Exclusion of evidence to explain or amend ambiguous document
- BSA 97 — Exclusion of evidence against application of document to existing facts
- BSA 98 — Evidence as to document unmeaning in reference to existing facts
- BSA 100 — . Evidence as to application of language to one of two sets of facts, to neither of which the whole correctly applies
- BSA 101 — Evidence as to meaning of illegible characters, etc
- BSA 102 — Who may give evidence of agreement varying terms of document
- BSA 103 — Saving of provisions of Indian Succession Act relating to wills
- BSA 104 — Burden of proof