Section 50 - Character as affecting damages - Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023

Character as affecting damages. 50 . In civil cases, the fact that the character of any person is such as to affect the amount of damages which he ought to receive, is relevant. Explanation . In this section and sections 46, 47 and 49, the word character includes both reputation and disposition; but, except as provided in section 49, evidence may be given only of general reputation and general disposition, and not of particular acts by which reputation or disposition has been shown.