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CHAPTER II.––OF THE RELEVANCY OF FACTS · ADMISSIONS

Section 20: Admissions by persons expressly referred to by party to suit

The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (repealed)

Repealed by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (47 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.

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.

Now in the BSA

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

20. Admissions by persons expressly referred to by party to suit.BSA 18

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