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Which of the following sections of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 states the rule regarding…

Section 98 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 95 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872) states the rule regarding 'Evidence as to document unmeaning in…

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Which of the following sections of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 states the rule regarding "evidence as to document unmeaning in reference to existing facts"?

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Section 98 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 95 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872) states the rule regarding 'Evidence as to document unmeaning in reference to existing facts', permitting extrinsic evidence to show that plain language in a document that is unmeaning in reference to existing facts was used in a peculiar sense. Section 99 deals with language applicable to only one of several persons, Section 100 with language partly applicable to two sets of facts, and Section 101 with illegible characters and technical or local expressions.

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