What is the minimum number of witnesses required to attest an instrument within the meaning of Section…
Section 3 requires at least two attesting witnesses. Each must sign in the executant's presence and must have seen the execution or received the prescribed personal…
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What is the minimum number of witnesses required to attest an instrument within the meaning of Section 3 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882?
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Section 3 requires at least two attesting witnesses. Each must sign in the executant's presence and must have seen the execution or received the prescribed personal acknowledgment.
The witnesses need not be present together.
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Option A
One witness does not meet the statutory minimum.
Option B
Section 3 requires two or more attesting witnesses.
Option C
Three are permissible, but the minimum is two.
Option D
Section 3 expressly sets a minimum.
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