Section 68 Indian Evidence Act

Indian Evidence Act, 1872 [Act 1 of 1872]

Part II - On Proof

Chapter V / 5 :  Of Documentary Evidence

IEA 68 : Section 68 of the Indian Evidence Act:

Proof of execution of document required by law to be attested.—If a document is required by law to be attested, it shall not be used as evidence until one attesting witness at least has been called for the purpose of proving its execution, if there be an attesting witness alive, and subject to the process of the Court and capable of giving evidence: 1[Provided that it shall not be necessary to call an attesting witness in proof of the execution of any document, not being a Will, which has been registered in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908), unless its execution by the person by whom it purports to have been executed is specifically denied.]

India's Important Case Laws and Landmark Judgments on IEA - Section 68 Indian Evidence Act 1872:

Ramachandra Marthandam vs Linga Vijayan on 13 April, 2010 - Madras High Court  

Valliammal vs Sokkammal on 26 March, 2012 - Madras High Court 

Paramu Radhakrishnan vs Bharathan on 9 August, 1989 - Kerala High Court 

K.M. Varghese And Ors. vs K.M. Oommen And Ors. on 20 July, 1993 - Kerala High Court 

Devassykutty vs Visalakshy Amma on 29 June, 2010 - Kerala High Court 

L. Bakthavatsalam vs R. Alagiriswamy (Died) on 12 October, 2007 - Madras High Court 

M. Kuppusamy Naicker vs M. Mani on 2 September, 2009 - Madras High Court 

Smt. Bimla Devi @ Bimal Devi vs Uma Devi on 3 March, 2016 - Patna High Court 

Jivaji Framroze Tarachand vs Hyderbad - 5 on 25 September, 2014 - Bombay High Court 

Janki Narayan Bhoir vs Narayan Namdeo Kadam on 17 December, 2002 - Supreme Court of India