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 160: Testimony to facts stated in document mentioned in section159.
    A witness may also testify to facts mentioned in any such document as is mentioned in section 159, although he has no specific recollection of the facts themselves, if he is sure that the facts were correctly recorded in the document.
     Illustration
     A book-keeper may testify to facts recorded by him in books regularly kept in the course of business, if he knows that the books were correctly kept, although he has forgotten the particular transactions entered.
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