Section 98 of the Evidence Act 2011 – What it Says and All You Need to Know.
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Section 98 of the Evidence Act 2011 Provides as Follows:
(1) A person seeking to prove the due execution of a document is not bound to call the party who executed the document or to prove the handwriting of such party or of an attesting witness in any case where the person against whom the document is sought to be proved –
(a) produces such document and claims an interest under it in reference to the subject matter of the suit; or
(b) is a public officer bound by law to procure its due execution, and he has dealt with it as a document duly executed.
(2) Nothing contained in this section shall prejudice the right of a person to put in evidence any document in the manner mentioned in sections 89 and 90, or under section 155 of this Act
Other Relevant Sections:
- Section 99 of the Evidence Act 2011
- Section 100 of the Evidence Act 2011
- Section 101 of the Evidence Act 2011