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Section 96 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 applies to the:

Section 96 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly section 93 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872) concerns a document whose language is ambiguous or defective on…

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Section 96 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 applies to the:

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Section 96 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly section 93 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872) concerns a document whose language is ambiguous or defective on its face: patent ambiguity, or ambiguitas patens. It bars evidence to supply the missing meaning or remove that facial defect. Latent ambiguity arises when apparently clear language is applied to external facts and is addressed through other provisions, including sections 98–100 in the appropriate circumstances.

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