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Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, A is accused of a crime committed by him at Kolkata. He…

Under section 19(1), a person may prove his own statement if, were he dead, it would be relevant between third persons under section 26. Illustration (c) to section 19…

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Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, A is accused of a crime committed by him at Kolkata. He produces a letter written by himself, dated at Chennai on that day and bearing the Chennai post-mark of that day. Is the statement in the date of the letter admissible?

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Under section 19(1), a person may prove his own statement if, were he dead, it would be relevant between third persons under section 26. Illustration (c) to section 19 applies this to the date on A's own letter, since section 26(b) covers the date of a letter usually dated by the writer, so the answer is "Yes, because if A were dead it would be admissible". The general bar on self-serving statements gives way here.

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