Indian Evidence Act, 1872 → Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
IEA 94BSA 97
Exclusion of evidence against application of document to existing facts
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Under Section 97 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 94 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872)...
Bare act text — BSA 97
97. Exclusion of evidence against application of document to existing facts .—When language used in a document is plain in itself, and when it applies accurately to existing facts, evidence may not be given to show that it was not meant to apply to such facts. Illustration. A sells to B, by deed, “my estate at Rampur containing one hundred bighas”. A has an estate at Rampur containing one hundred bighas. Evidence may not be given of the fact that the estate meant to be sold was one situated at a different place and of a different size.
Frequently asked
What is IEA 94 equivalent in BSA?
IEA Section 94 (Exclusion of evidence against application of document to existing facts) corresponds to Section 97 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA).
What changed between IEA 94 and BSA 97?
No change.
How do I cite BSA 97 in a pleading?
Under Section 97 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 94 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872)...
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- IEA 90 → BSA 92 — Presumption as to documents thirty years old
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- IEA 91 → BSA 94 — Evidence of terms of contracts, grants and other dispositions of property reduced to form of document
- IEA 92 → BSA 95 — Exclusion of evidence of oral agreement
- IEA 93 → BSA 96 — Exclusion of evidence to explain or amend ambiguous document
- IEA 95 → BSA 98 — Evidence as to document unmeaning in reference to existing facts
- IEA 96 → BSA 99 — Evidence as to application of language which can apply to one only of several persons
- IEA 97 → BSA 100 — Evidence as to application of language to one of two sets of facts, to neither of which the whole correctly applies
- IEA 98 → BSA 101 — Evidence as to meaning of illegible characters, etc
- IEA 99 → BSA 102 — Who may give evidence of agreement varying terms of document