Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · Chapter VI: Of the Exclusion of Oral Evidence by Documentary Evidence
Section 101: Evidence as to meaning of illegible characters, etc
In plain words
Evidence can be given to explain the meaning of illegible or unusual characters, foreign, obsolete, technical, local or regional expressions, abbreviations, and words used in a special sense.
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Official text
Evidence may be given to show the meaning of illegible or not commonly intelligible characters, of foreign, obsolete, technical, local and regional expressions, of abbreviations and of words used in a peculiar sense.
Illustration
A, sculptor, agrees to sell to B, "all my mods". A has both models and modelling tools. Evidence may be given to show which he meant to sell.
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Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 25 August 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 101
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