Section 160 Indian Evidence Act 1872

 

Section 160 Indian Evidence Act 1872 in Hindi and English 

Section 160 Evidence Act 1872 :Testimony to facts stated in document mentioned in section 159 -- A witness may also testify to facts mentioned in any such document as is mentioned in section 159, although he has no specific recollection of the facts themselves, if he is sure that the facts were correctly recorded in the document.

Illustration

A book-keeper may testify to facts recorded by him in books regularly kept in the course of business, if he knows that the books were correctly kept, although he has forgotten the particular transactions entered.

Supreme Court of India Important Judgments And Case Law Related to Section 160 Indian Evidence Act 1872:

Kanti Prasad Jayshanker Yagnik vs Purshottamdas Ranchhoddas Patel on 24 January, 1969

State Of Andhra Pradesh vs Cheemalapati Ganeswara Rao & Anr on 23 April, 1963

Standard Chartered Bank vs Andhra Bank Financial Services on 28 August, 2015

Romesh Chandra Mehta vs State Of West Bengal on 18 October, 1968

State Of U.P vs Rajiv Kumar Mishra And Anr on 28 August, 2015

Laxminarayan And Another vs Returning Officer And Others on 28 September, 1973

State Of Maharashtra vs Chandraprakash Kewal Chand Jain on 18 January, 1990

Standard Chartered Bank And Anr. vs Custodian And Anothe Etc on 18 April, 2000

Hiten P. Dalal vs Stardard Chartered Bank And  on 18 April, 2000

Illias vs Collector Of Customs, Madras on 31 October, 1968

भारतीय साक्ष्य अधिनियम, 1872 की धारा 160 का विवरण :  -   धारा 159 में वर्णित दस्तावेज में कथित तथ्यों के लिए परिसाक्ष्य -- कोई साक्षी किसी ऐसी दस्तावेज में, जैसी धारा 159 में वर्णित है, वर्णित तथ्यों का भी, चाहे उसे स्वयं उन तथ्यों का विनिर्दिष्ट स्मरण नहीं हो, परिसाक्ष्य दे सकेगा, यदि उसे यकीन है कि वे तथ्य उस दस्तावेज में ठीक-ठीक अभिलिखित थे।

दृष्टांत

कोई लेखाकार कारबार के अनुक्रम में नियमित रूप से रखी जाने वाली बहियों में उसके द्वारा अभिलिखित तथ्यों का परिसाक्ष्य दे सकेगा, यदि वह जानता हो कि बहियाँ ठीक-ठीक रखी गई थीं, यद्यपि वह प्रविष्ट किए गए विशिष्ट संव्यवहारों को भूल गया हो।

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