Under Section 3 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, the attestation of a document means that each of…

Under Section 3 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, the term "attested", in relation to an instrument, means and shall be deemed always to have meant attested by two or more witnesses each of whom has seen the executant sign or affix his mark to the instrument, or has seen some other person sign the instrument in the presence and by the direction of the executant, or has received from the executant a personal acknowledgement of his signature or mark, or of the signature of such other person, and each of whom has signed the instrument in the presence of the executant; however, it shall not be necessary that more than one of such witnesses shall have been present at the same time, and no particular form of attestation shall be necessary. An attesting witness is not required to be aware of the contents of the document.