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CHAPTER V.––OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE

Section 67: Proof of signature and handwriting of person alleged to have signed or written document produced

The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (repealed)

Repealed by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (47 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.

If a document is alleged to be signed or to have been written wholly or in part by any person, the signature or the handwriting of so much of the document as is alleged to be in that person’s handwriting must be proved to be in his handwriting.

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

67. Proof of signature and handwriting of person alleged to have signed or written document produced.BSA 65

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  1. 1. Under Section 65 of the BSA, if a document is alleged to be signed or to have been written wholly or in part by any person:

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