Admission by party to proceeding or his agent
Chapter 2: Relevancy of facts
(1) Statements made by a party to the proceeding, or by an agent to any such party, whom the Court regards, under the circumstances of the case, as expressly or impliedly authorised by him to make them, are admissions.
(2) Statements made by—
(i) parties to suits suing or sued in a representative character, are not admissions, unless they were made while the party making them held that character; or
(ii)
(a) persons who have any proprietary or pecuniary interest in the subject matter of the proceeding, and who make the statement in their character of persons so interested; or
(b) persons from whom the parties to the suit have derived their interest in the subject matter of the suit, are admissions, if they are made during the continuance of the interest of the persons making the statements.
The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Act No. 47 of 2023). As printed in the Gazette on 25 December 2023. Later amendments, if any, are not included.
Related sections
- 15Admission definedEvidence Act 17
- 17Admissions by persons whose position must be proved as against party to suitEvidence Act 19
- 18Admissions by persons expressly referred to by party to suitEvidence Act 20
- 19Proof of admissions against persons making them, and by or on their behalfEvidence Act 21
- 20When oral admissions as to contents of documents are relevantEvidence Act 22
- 21Admissions in civil cases when relevantEvidence Act 23