Act Number: 1

Act Name: The Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Year: 1872

Enactment Date: 1872-03-15

Long Title:

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 95: Evidence as to document unmeaning in reference to existing facts.
    When language used in a document is plain in itself, but is unmeaning in reference to existing facts, evidence may be given to show that it was used in a peculiar sense.
     Illustration
     A sells to B, by deed, "my house in Calcutta".
     A had no house in Calcutta, but it appears that he had a house at Howrah, of which B had been in possession since the execution of the deed.
     These facts may be proved to show that the deed related to the house at Howrah.
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