Section 96 - Exclusion of evidence to explain or amend ambiguous document - Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023

Exclusion of evidence to explain or amend ambiguous document. 96 . When the language used in a document is, on its face, ambiguous or defective, evidence may not be given of facts which would show its meaning or supply its defects. Illustrations . (a) A agrees, in writing, to sell a horse to B for one lakh rupees or one lakh fifty thousand rupees . Evidence cannot be given to show which price was to be given. (b) A deed contains blanks. Evidence cannot be given of facts which would show how they were meant to be filled.