QSO 1984 § Article 106 — Evidence as to application of language which can apply to one only of several

Statutory text (English)

persons.— When the facts are such that the language used might have been meant to apply to any
one, and could not have been meant to apply to more than one, of several persons or things, evidence
may be given of facts which show which of those persons or things it was intended to apply to.
Illustrations
(a) A agrees to sell to B, for Rs. 1,000, "my white horse". A has two white horses. Evidence
may be given of facts which shows which of them was meant.
(b) A agrees to accompany B to Hyderabad. Evidence may be given of facts showing whether
Hyderabad in the Dekkhan or Hyderabad Sind was meant.

Source and verification

Source citation: Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, 1984 (P.O. No. X of 1984) Art. 106: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE QANUN-E-SHAHADAT ORDER 1984 (LAW OF EVIDENCE)' (P.O. No. X of 1984, last amended 2017-02-16 incl. Act No. IV of 2017), p. 50, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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