Variance
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Variance, difference between the statements in a pleading and the evidence adduced in proof thereof. See Stephen on Pleading.
The Courts are now very liberal in permitting variances in proceedings to be amended, especially where parties will suffer no prejudice. See AMENDMENT.
A difference or disparity between two statements or documents that ought to agree especially in criminal procedure; a difference between allegations in a charging instrument and the proof actually produced at trial, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1551.
The Courts are now very liberal in permitting variances in proceedings to be amended, especially where parties will suffer no prejudice. See AMENDMENT.
A difference or disparity between two statements or documents that ought to agree especially in criminal procedure; a difference between allegations in a charging instrument and the proof actually produced at trial, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1551.
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