Comparison of signature, writing or seal with others admitted or proved
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Summary
When the identity of a signature, writing or seal is in question, the court may compare it with any other signature, writing or seal that has been admitted or proved to be that person’s, even if that other item was not produced for some other purpose. The court can also order any person present to write words or figures in court for comparison. The rule, with necessary changes, also covers finger impressions.
Example
Priya disputes a signature on a rent agreement. The court already has her signature from an admitted school certificate. The judge compares that admitted signature with the disputed one even though the certificate was not produced for any other purpose. The court can also ask Priya to write a few words in court so the signatures can be compared.
Bare Act
Enacted textIn 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.
This section applies also, with any necessary modifications, to finger-impressions.
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