Indian Evidence Act, 1872 → Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
IEA 96BSA 99
Evidence as to application of language which can apply to one only of several persons
BSA 99 full section — bare act text and what changed →
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What changed
- In illustrations, "Haidarabad", "Haidarabad in Dekkan" and "Haidarabad in sindh" are replaced by "Ramgarh" , "Ramgarh in Rajasthan" and "Ramgarh in Uttarakhand" respectively.
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Under Section 99 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 96 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872)...
Bare act text — BSA 99
99. Evidence as to application of language which can a pply 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. 36 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.
Frequently asked
What is IEA 96 equivalent in BSA?
IEA Section 96 (Evidence as to application of language which can apply to one only of several persons) corresponds to Section 99 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA).
What changed between IEA 96 and BSA 99?
In illustrations, "Haidarabad", "Haidarabad in Dekkan" and "Haidarabad in sindh" are replaced by "Ramgarh" , "Ramgarh in Rajasthan" and "Ramgarh in Uttarakhand" respectively.
How do I cite BSA 99 in a pleading?
Under Section 99 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 96 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872)...
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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 94 → BSA 97 — Exclusion of evidence against application of document to existing facts
- IEA 95 → BSA 98 — Evidence as to document unmeaning in reference to existing facts
- 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
- IEA 100 → BSA 103 — Saving of provisions of Indian Succession Act relating to wills
- IEA 101 → BSA 104 — Burden of proof
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