97. When language used in a document is plain in itself, and when it applies accurately to existing facts, evidence may not be given to show that it was not meant to apply to such facts.
Illustration.
A sells to B, by deed, "my estate at Rampur containing one hundred bighas".
A has an estate at Rampur containing one hundred bighas. Evidence may not be
given of the fact that the estate meant to be sold was one situated at a
different place and of a different size.
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
Section 91 Presumption as to due execution, etc., of documents not produced
Section 92 Presumption as to documents thirty years old
Section 93 Presumption as to electronic records five years old
Section 95 Exclusion of evidence of oral agreement
Section 96 Exclusion of evidence to explain or amend ambiguous document
Section 97 Exclusion of evidence against application of document to existing facts
Section 98 Evidence as to document unmeaning in reference to existing facts
Section 99 Evidence as to application of language which can apply to one only of several persons