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Section 21C Hindu Marriage Act — Documentary evidence

The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 · Official PDF page 13

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21C. Documentary evidence .—Notwithstanding anything in any enactment to the contrary, no document shall be inadmissible in evidence in any proceeding at the trial of a petition under this Act on the ground that it is not duly stamped or registered.]

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