67. If a document is required by law to be attested, it shall not be used as evidence until one attesting witness at least has been called for the purpose of proving its execution, if there be an attesting witness alive, and subject to the process of the Court and capable of giving evidence: Provided that it shall not be necessary to call an attesting witness in proof of the execution of any document, not being a will, which has been registered in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908), unless its execution by the person by whom it purports to have been executed is specifically denied.
BSA Section 67: Proof of execution of document required by law to be attested
Section 67 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 deals with proof of execution of document required by law to be attested. It replaces Evidence Act 68 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
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Text of BSA Section 67
Evidence Act sections replaced
- Evidence Act 68: Proof of execution of document required by law to be attested
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