Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · Chapter II: Relevancy of Facts · Admissions
Section 18: Admissions by persons expressly referred to by party to suit
In plain words
Statements by a person to whom a party has expressly referred others for information about a disputed matter are admissions.
Example: A sells B a horse and says, "Go and ask C, C knows all about it." What C says about the horse's soundness is an admission.
A simplified explanation, prepared with AI assistance from the official text below and checked automatically against it for numbers and cross-references. The official text is the law and prevails over this summary. Not legal advice.
Official text
Statements made by persons to whom a party to the suit has expressly referred for information in reference to a matter in dispute are admissions.
Illustration
The question is, whether a horse sold by A to B is sound.
A says to B— "Go and ask C, C knows all about it". C's statement is an admission.
Corresponding sections were matched by comparing the wording of both official texts, and for the IPC and BNS, also against a published correspondence table. Wording, punishments and structure often changed, so read both sections before relying on the match.
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 18
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