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Home Bare Acts Phrase: writingIndian Evidence Act 1872 Section 145
Title : Cross-examination as to Previous Statements in Writing
State : Central
Year : 1872
1 145. Cross-examination as to previous statements in writing A witness may be cross-examined as to previous statements made by him in writing or reduced into writing, and relevant to matters in question, without such writing being shown to him, or being proved; but, if it is intended to contradict him by the writing, his attention must, before the writing can be proved, be called to those parts of it which are to be used for the purpose of contradicting him. _______________________ 1. As to the application of section 145 to police-diaries, see the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), section 172.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionPatents Act, 1970 (39 of 1970) Section 68
Title : Assignments, Etc., Not to Be Valid Unless in Writing and Duly Executed
State : Central
Year : 1970
.....embodying all the terms and conditions governing their rights and obligations and the application for registration of such document is filed in the prescribed manner with * [the Controller within six months from the execution of the document or within such further period] not exceeding six months in the aggregate as the Controller on application made in the prescribed manner allows: Provided that the document shall when registered, have effect from the date of its execution. ___________________ * Substituted for "the Controller within six months from the commencement of this Act or the execution of the document, whichever is later or within such further period" by Patents (Amdt) Act, 2002. dated 25.06.2002 w.e.f 20.05.2003.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionIndian Evidence Act 1872 Section 73
Title : Comparison of Signature, Writing or Seal with Others Admitted or Proved
State : Central
Year : 1872
In order to ascertain whether a signature, writing, or seal is that of the person by whom it purports to have been written or made, any signature, writing, or seal admitted or proved to the satisfaction of the Court to have been written or made by that person may be compared with the one which is to be proved, although that signature, writing, or seal has not been produced or proved for any other purpose. The Court may direct any person present in court to write any words or figures for the purpose of enabling the Court to compare the words or figures so written with any words or figures alleged to have been written by such person. 1[This section applies also, with any necessary modifications, to finger-impressions. ________________________ 1. Inserted by Act 5 of 1899, section 3.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionIndian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 261
Title : Effacing, Writing from Substance Bearing Government Stamp, or Removing from Document a Stamp Used for It, with Intent to Cause Loss to Government
State : Central
Year : 1860
Whoever, fraudulently or with intent to cause loss to the Government, removes or effaces from any substance, bearing any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, any writing or document for which such stamp has been used, or removes from any writing or document a stamp which has been used for such writing or document, in order that such stamp may be used for a different writing or document, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionIndian Contract Act, 1872 Section 25
Title : Agreement Without Consideration, Void, Unless It is in Writing and Registered, or is a Promise to Compensate for Something Done, or is a Promise to Pay a Debt Barred by Limitation Law
State : Central
Year : 1872
.....pay A's expenses in so doing. This is a contract. (e) A owes B Rs. 1,000, but the debt is barred by the Limitation Act. A signs a written promise to pay B Rs. 500 on account of the debt. This is a contract. (f) A agrees to sell a horse worth Rs. 1,000 for Rs. 10. A's consent to the agreement was freely given. The agreement is a contract notwithstanding the inadequacy of the consideration. (g) A agrees to sell a horse worth Rs. 1,000 for Rs. 10. A denies that his consent to the agreement was freely given. The inadequacy of the consideration is a fact which the Court should take into account in considering whether or not A's consent was freely given. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 12 of 1891, section 2 and Schedule II Pt. I, for "assurances".
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionKarnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1966 Section 71
Title : Power to Write off Irrecoverable Amount
State : Karnataka
Year : 1966
1 [71. Power to write off irrecoverableamount A market committee may write off any amount (other than market fee) whatsoever due to it, whether under a contract or otherwise, or any amount payable in connection therewith if in its opinion such amount is irrecoverable: Provided that the market committee shall before writing off any such amount, obtain the sanction of,- (i) the Director of Agricultural Marketing, if the amount exceeds five hundred rupees but does not exceed five thousand rupees; (ii) the State Government, if the amount exceeds five thousand rupees;] _______________ 1. Substituted by Act 16 of 1991 w.e.f.1.8.1991
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionMajor Port Trusts Act, 1963 Section 96
Title : Writing off of Losses
State : Central
Year : 1963
.....not exceed, in any individual case and in the aggregate in any year, such amounts as the Central Government may, from time to time, by order, fix and different amounts may be fixed with respect to different Boards.] ________________________ 1 . Substituted by the Major Port Trusts (Amdt.) Act (17 of 1982), S. 15 (31-5-1982). 2 . Substituted for the words "such amount or loss does not exceed, in any individual case, one thousand rupees 'or in the aggregate in any one year, twenty thousand rupees; and in every such case the Chairman shall make a report to the Board giving reasons for such sanction," by the Major Port Trusts (Amendment) Act (17 of 1982), Section 15 (31-5-1982).
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionLimitation Act, 1963 (36 of 1963) Section 18
Title : Effect of Acknowledgment in Writing
State : Central
Year : 1963
.....the time when the acknowledgment was so signed. (2) Where the writing containing the acknowledgment is undated, oral evidence may be given of the time when it was signed; but subject to the provisions of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872), oral evidence of its contents shall not be received. Explanation.--For the purposes of this section,-- (a) an acknowledgment may be sufficient though it omits to specify the exact nature of the property or right, or avers that the time for payment, delivery, performance or enjoyment has not yet come or is accompanied by a refusal to pay, deliver, perform or permit to enjoy, or is coupled with a claim to set-off, or is addressed to a person other than a person entitled to the property or right; (b) the word "signed" means signed either personally or by an agent duly authorised in this behalf; and (c) an application for the execution of a decree or order shall not be deemed to be an application in respect of any property or right.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTea Act, 1953 Section 28a
Title : Writing off of Lossesection
State : Central
Year : 1953
1[28A. Writing Off Of Losses Subject to such conditions as may be specified by the Central Government, where the Board is of opinion that any amount due to, or any loss, whether of money or of property, incurred by the Board is irrecoverable, the Board may, with previous approval of the Central Government, sanction the writing off finally of the said amount or loss: Provided that no such approval of the Central Government shall be necessary where such irrecoverable amount or loss does not exceed in any individual case and in the agreement in any year such amounts as may be prescribed.] _________________________ 1. Inserted by Tea (Amendment) Act (24 of 1986), Section 3 (w.e.f. 15-8-1986).
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionIndian Evidence Act 1872 Section 161
Title : Right of Adverse Party as to Writing Used to Refresh Memory
State : Central
Year : 1872
1 [161. Right of adverse party as to writing used to refresh memory Any writing referred to under the provisions of the two last preceding sections must be produced and shown to the adverse party if he requires it; such party may, if he pleases, cross-examine the witness thereupon. _______________________ 1. As the application of section 161 to Police-Diaries, see the code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974), section 172.
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