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PART II · CHAPTER II RELEVANCY OF FACTS · Admissions

Section 18: Admissions by persons expressly referred to by party to suit

The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023

Statements made by persons to whom a party to the suit has expressly referred for information in reference to a matter in dispute are admissions.

Illustration.

The question is, whether a horse sold by A to B is sound.

A says to B— “Go and ask C, C knows all about it”. C's statement is an admission.

Corresponding Evidence Act provision

As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table

Questions on this section

3 questions in 6 of our papers cite Section 18. Try these from the free papers:

  1. 1. Under Section 18 of the BSA, statements made by persons to whom a party to the suit has expressly referred for information in reference to a matter in dispute are:

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