Section 73 Indian Evidence Act

Indian Evidence Act, 1872 [Act 1 of 1872]

Part II - On Proof

Chapter V / 5 :  Of Documentary Evidence

IEA 73 : Section 73 of the Indian Evidence Act:

Comparison of signature, writing or seal with others admitted or proved.—In order to ascertain whether a signature, writing or seal is that of the person by whom it purports to have been written or made, any signature, writing, or seal admitted or proved to the satisfaction of the Court to have been written or made by that person may be compared with the one which is to be proved, although that signature, writing, or seal has not been produced or proved for any other purpose. The Court may direct any person present in Court to write any words or figures for the purpose of enabling the Court to compare the words or figures so written with any words or figures alleged to have been written by such person. 

India's Important Case Laws and Landmark Judgments on IEA - Section 73 Indian Evidence Act 1872:

State (Delhi Administration) vs Pali Ram on 26 September, 1978 - Supreme Court of India 

Sapan Haldar & Anr. vs The State on 11 August, 2011 - Delhi High Court 

Ranjit Ram vs State on 3 April, 1961 - Allahabad High Court 

T. Subbiah vs S.K.D. Ramaswamy Nadar on 17 February, 1969 - Madras High Court 

Kumaran Nair vs Bhargavi And Anr. on 9 April, 1987 - Kerala High Court 

Dr. Narayan Mukherjee vs Smt. Krishna Dey (Mukherjee) on 22 August, 1994 - Calcutta High Court 

John Pandian vs State on 4 April, 2006 - Madras High Court 

Rakesh Bisht vs Central Bureau Of Investigation on 3 January, 2007 - Delhi High Court 

State Of U.P vs Ram Babu Misra on 19 February, 1980 - Supreme Court of India