VidhiSangh

Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Section 49: Opinion as to usages, tenets, etc., when relevant

Repealed. Repealed from 1 July 2024. Use it for proceedings preserved by BSA section 170, including specified matters that were pending immediately before commencement.

Part I — Relevancy of Facts

49. When the Court has to form an opinion as to––

the usages and tenets of any body of men or family, the constitution and government of any religious or charitable foundation, or the meaning of words or terms used in particular districts or by particular classes of people, the opinion of persons having special means of knowledge thereon are, relevant facts.

Source: official text of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.