Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 23 Rule 3

Civil Procedure Code, 1908—Order 23, Rule 3—Evidence Act, 1872, Sections 74, 76, 77 and 78—Judgment and decree passed on the basis of compromise—Whether such compromise is admissible in evidence or not?—Held, the compromise has merged into a decree and has become a part and parcel of it—It is a public document in terms of section 74 of the Evidence Act, 1872—A certified copy of such compromise is admissible in evidence without being proved by calling witness—There is presumption as to the genuineness of such certified copy under Section 78 of the Evidence Act, 1872.


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