Bare ActsThe INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT 1872

Section 116

No tenant of immoveable property, or petson claiming through such tenant, shall, during the con-

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No tenant of immoveable property, or petson claiming through such tenant, shall, during the con-. tinnance 58 .-- --: 1872.J Eoidence.t tinuance of the tenancy, be permitted to deny that the landlord of such tenant had, at the beginning of the tenancy, a title to such immoveable property; and no person who came upon any imIlloveable pro. andoflieen- perty by the license of the person in possession there. i~ep~~s~:~i~: of, shall be permitted to deny that such person had . a title to such possession at the time when such . license was giyen. 117.N0 acceptor of a bill of exchange shall be Estoppelof permitted to deny that the drawer had authority .to ~eeptorof d h b el d . h 11 b . bill of ex- raw sue 11 or to en orse It; nor s a any. aIlee change,bailee or licens,- ',-, permitted to deny that his bailor or or licensee. licensor hau) .titthe time when the bailment or license commenced, authority to make such bailment or grant such license. Explanation (l).-The acceptor of a bill of ex- change may deny that the bill was really drawn by the person by whom it purports to have been drawn. Explanation (2).-lf a bailee delivers the goods bailed to a person other than the bailor, he may prove that such person had a right to them. as against the bailor.' . CHAPTER lX.-OF W:t;TNESSES. ; lIB. All persons shall be competent to testify Wh~.may unless the Court considers that they are prevented testIfy. from understanding the questions put to them, or.from giving rational answers to th~e questions, b;- tender years, extreme old age, disease, whether of body or mind, or any other cause of the same kind. Explanation."";'A. lunatic is not incom.petent to testify, unless he is prevented by his lunacy from understanding the questions put to him and giving rational answers to them.,' .

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