VidhiSangh

Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Section 52: In civil cases character to prove conduct imputed, irrelevant

Repealed. Repealed from 1 July 2024.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

52. In civil cases, the fact that the character of any person concerned is such as to render probable or improbable any conduct imputed to him, is irrelevant, except in so far as such character appears from facts otherwise relevant.

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