Evidence Act 1893 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Production and Effect of Evidence
162. Testimony to facts stated in document mentioned in section 161
Feedback & supportA witness may also testify to facts mentioned in any such document as is mentioned in section 161 although the witness has no specific recollection of the facts themselves, if the witness is sure that the facts were correctly recorded in the document.Illustration A book-keeper may testify to facts recorded by him or her in books regularly kept in the course of business if he or she knows that the books were correctly kept, although he or she has forgotten the particular transactions entered.
document
“document” includes, in addition to a document in writing —(a)any map, plan, graph or drawing;(b)any photograph;(c)any label, marking or other writing which identifies or describes anything of which it forms a part, or to which it is attached by any means whatsoever;(d)any disc, tape, soundtrack or other device in which sounds or other data (not being visual images) are embodied so as to be capable (with or without the aid of some other equipment) of being reproduced therefrom;(e)any film (including microfilm), negative, tape, disc or other device in which one or more visual images are embodied so as to be capable (with or without the aid of some other equipment) of being reproduced therefrom; and(f)any paper or other material on which there are marks, impressions, figures, letters, symbols or perforations having a meaning for persons qualified to interpret them;