Indian Succession Act, 1925 · Chapter V: Of the Attestation, Revocation, Alteration and Revival of Wills
Section 67: Effect of gift to attesting witness
A will shall not be deemed to be insufficiently attested by reason of any benefit thereby given either by way of bequest or by way of appointment to any person attesting it, or to his or her wife or husband; but the bequest or appointment shall be void so far as concerns the person so attesting, or the wife or husband of such person, or any person claiming under either of them.
Explanation.—A legatee under a will does not lose his legacy by attesting a codicil which confirms the will.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 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 67
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C.P. Francis v. C.P. Joseph and Others
Whether the High Court, while invoking the Proviso to s.100(5), CPC, was correct in referring to and applying s.67, Indian Succession Act, 1925; whether s.67, Indian Succession Act, 1925 is attracted to determine the…
- Mrs. Shirinbai Manecksha W & Others v. Nargacebai J. Motishaw & Others.
- Ravula Subba Rao and Another v. The Commissioner of Income-Tax, Madras.