Proof of signature and handwriting of person alleged to have signed or written document produced
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Summary
When a document is alleged to be signed or written wholly or partly by a person, the signature or the handwriting must be proved to be that person’s handwriting. This rule kicks in whenever the authenticity of a signature or handwriting on a produced document is disputed. The consequence is that evidence (comparison samples, witnesses, or expert opinion) is required to establish it.
Example
Ravi finds a sale receipt in a dispute and the other side says it bears his signature, but he denies signing. The court will require proof that the signature and any handwriting on the receipt are Ravi’s, so the other side must produce comparison samples or expert handwriting evidence before the receipt is accepted.
Bare Act
Enacted textIf a document is alleged to be signed or to have been written wholly or in part by any person, the signature or the handwriting of so much of the document as is alleged to be in that person's handwriting must be proved to be in his handwriting.
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