98. When language used in a document is plain in itself, but is unmeaning in reference to existing facts, evidence may be given to show that it was used in a peculiar sense.
Illustration.
A sells to B, by deed, "my house in Kolkata". A had no house in Kolkata, but
it
appears that he had a house at Howrah, of which B had been in possession
since the execution of the deed. These facts may be proved to show that the
deed related to the house at Howrah.
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