Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) c10.103

c10.103

About the proof by means of witnesses see § 50, about documents § 35, about possession § 26. Pañc. 1, 86 contains this list: documents, witnesses and ordeals. Authenticity of the documents shall be very carefully examined. The proving of the authenticity may be greatly facilitated if the holder of the document shows it from time to time and reads it to the other party. Also documents written under compulsion or with treacherous motives or those which are not drawn up by persons who are legally capable of doing it, are regarded as unauthentic (Nār. 1, 135-146; Vi. 7, 7-13; Bṛh. 8, 20-26 etc.).