Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · Chapter II: Relevancy of Facts · Admissions
Section 15: Admission defined
In plain words
An admission is a statement, oral, written or electronic, that suggests an inference about a fact in issue or relevant fact, made by the persons and in the circumstances described in the following sections.
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Official text
An admission is a statement, oral or documentary or contained in electronic form, which suggests any inference as to any fact in issue or relevant fact, and which is made by any of the persons, and under the circumstances, hereinafter mentioned.
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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 15
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