Indian Evidence Act
(IEA)
Evidence as to document unmeaning in reference to existing facts.
Chapter 6: Of the exclusion of oral by documentary evidence
Section: 95
When language used in a document is plain in itself, but is unmeaning in reference to existing facts, evidence may be given to show that it was used in a peculiar sense.IllustrationA sells to B, by deed, "my house in Calcutta".A had no house in Calcutta, but it appears that he had a house at Howrah, of which B had been in possession since the execution of the deed.These facts may be proved to show that the deed related to the house at Howrah.
