Evidence as to meaning of illegible characters, etc
Section 98 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (Evidence as to meaning of illegible characters, etc) corresponds to Section 101 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
101. Evidence may be given to show the meaning of illegible or not commonly intelligible characters, of foreign, obsolete, technical, local and regional expressions, of abbreviations and of words used in a peculiar sense.
Illustration.
A, sculptor, agrees to sell to B, "all my mods". A has both models and modelling tools. Evidence may be given to show which he meant to sell.
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