An attested document not required by law to be attested may be proved as if it was unattested.
CHAPTER V.––OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE
Section 72: Proof of document not required by law to be attested
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (47 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.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
| 72. Proof of document not required by law to be attested. | BSA 71 |
Questions on this section
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1. Assertion (A): An agreement which the law does not require to be attested, but which happens to bear the signatures of two attesting witnesses, may be proved without calling either attesting witness. Reason (R): Under Section 71 of the BSA, an attested document not required by law to be attested may be proved as if it was unattested.