The admission of a party to an attested document of its execution by himself shall be sufficient proof of its execution as against him, though it be a document required by law to be attested.
CHAPTER V.––OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE
Section 70: Admission of execution by party to attested document
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (47 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
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
| 70. Admission of execution by party to attested document. | BSA 69 |
Questions on this section
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1. Consider the following statements under the BSA: 1. A document required by law to be attested cannot be used as evidence until at least one attesting witness has been called to prove its execution, if an attesting witness is alive, subject to the process of the Court and capable of giving evidence. 2. It is not necessary to call an attesting witness to prove a registered will unless its execution is specifically denied. 3. The admission of a party to an attested document of its execution by himself is sufficient proof of its execution as against him, even if the document is one required by law to be attested. 4. If the attesting witness denies the execution of the document, its execution cannot be proved by any other evidence. Which of the statements given above are correct?