Section 98
Evidence as to meaning of illegible characters etc.
of Evidence Act
ActIn forceProvision 106 of 190
Section 98
Evidence may be given to show the meaning of illegible or not commonly intelligible characters, of foreign, obsolete, technical, local and provincial expressions, of abbreviations and of words used in a peculiar sense.
Illustration
A, a sculptor, agrees to sell to B “all my mods”. A has both models and modelling tools.
Evidence may be given to show which he meant to sell.
Who may give evidence of agreement varying terms of document.