Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · Chapter V: Of Documentary Evidence
Section 69: Admission of execution by party to attested document
In plain words
A party to an attested document who admits executing it is bound by that admission, which is sufficient proof of execution against them, even if the law requires the document to be attested.
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Official text
The admission of a party to an attested document of its execution by himself shall be sufficient proof of its execution as against him, though it be a document required by law to be attested.
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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.
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