Supreme Court · 1978 INSC 188 · Decided 26 September 1978
State (Delhi Administration) v. Pali Ram
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1978 INSC 188 · [1979] 1 S.C.R. 931
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 336/1976
- Decided
- 26 September 1978
- Bench
- R.S. SARKARIA, O. CHINNAPPA REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 120B, 420, 477A, 467, 471; CrPC Section 540; Evidence Act Section 73, 540
Headnote
931 STATE (DELHI ADMINISTRATION) v. PALI RAM September 26, 1978 £R. S. SARKARIA AND 0. CJIINNAPPA REDDY, JJ.J Indian Evidence Act, 1872-Section 73-Scope of. Section 73 of the Indian ENidence Act provides that in order to asceftair. whether a writing is that of the person by whom it purports that signature, writing has not been produced or proved for C any other purpose. Para 2 of the section provides that the court may direct any person pre.sent in court to v.·rite in words or figures for the purpose of ·enabling the court to compare words or figures alleged to have
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