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Distinctly, the word 'distinctly' means 'directly', 'indubitably' 'strictly', 'unmistakably'. The word has been advisedly used to limit and define the scope of the provable information. The phrase 'distinctly' relates 'to the fact thereby discovered' (sic) (and?) is the linchpin of the provision, Mohd Inoyatallah v. State of Maharashtra, (1976) 1 SCC 828: AIR 1976 SC 483 (485). (Evidence Act, 1872, s. 27)

The word 'distinctly' means 'directly', 'indubitably', 'strictly', 'unmistakably'. The word has been advisedly used to limit and define the scope of the provable information. The phrase 'distinctly' relates 'to the fact thereby discovered' and is the linchpin of the provision, Anter Singh v. State of Rajasthan, AIR 2004 SC 2865 (2869): (2004) 10 SCC 657. (Evidence Act, 1872, s. 27)