Evidentiary Value of an Account Certified Under the Bankers' Books Evidence Act

2025 0 Supreme(Ker) 652

Section 4 of the Bankers Book Evidence Act provides the mode of proof of entries in bankers' books. ... In order to prove documents in the custody of a bank, a certified copy of any entry in the bankers book, along with a certificate by the Branch Manager/principal accountant and the person in charge of the resource, would give evidence and the same is admissible. ... It has been provide....

2023 0 Supreme(Jhk) 1182

They are generally called in court to give evidence of the contents of the book along with bank account. 8. ... —In this section, the expressions “bank” and “bankers' books” shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 1891 (18 of 1891).” 7. ... After going though the above Section, following thing emerges : (i) That the Vigilance Department can check the accounts of civil serva....

2024 Supreme(Online)(Kar) 37183

Section 4 of the Bankers Act was sought to be pressed into service to claim that they carry presumptive value. To claim benefit of Section 4 of the Bankers Act, the documents should be certified copy in conformity with Section 2(8) of the Bankers Act. ... Ex.P8 is purportedly certified by Deputy General Manager, but the author of that certification was not examined. PW.1 does not say tha....

2025 0 Supreme(Bom) 474

Coming to the question as to whether the bank statements have been proved and could be relied upon under the Bankers Book Evidence Act, Section 4 of Bankers Book Evidence Act reads thus: “4. Mode of proof of entries in bankers' books. ... Section 2(8) of Bankers Book Evidence Act defines “certified copy” as under: "certified copy" me....

2022 Supreme(SRI)(SC) 665

The counsel for the Appellant submits that it is not necessary to prove the certified copy of the Bankers’ books. Under section 90C of the Evidence Ordinance, the Counsel argue that the certified copies of bankers’ books need not to be proved. ... The Counsel for the Appellant in his submissions has taken up two arguments; firstly that the Respondents have not denied these documents in their answer and secondly that the a....

It appears to me that this document was produced in evidence by the Plaintiff-Respondent Bank as a certified copy of entries in a bankers' book under and in terms of the provisions of Chapter VI of the Evidence Ordinance, which deal with "Bankers' Books". ... Although the said judgment states, "The document produced is not a certified copy of the entries in the bankers book....

2024 0 Supreme(Chh) 282

But all that the bank did was to produce a certified copy of account under Section 4 of the Bankers’ Books Evidence Act, 18 of 1891. ... He admits the fact that the copy of account statements filed by the plaintiff was not certified as per the provisions of The Bankers’ Books Evidence Act. ... If such conditions are fulfilled, then section 4 makes it special provisions relating to mode o....

Current Civil Cases

(vi) On 05.08.2023, the Petitioner was issued with a notice by the bank stating therein that the CIA (Certified Internal Auditor) number of his wife would be link to the debt account of M/s. ... In other words, it is claimed by the bank that they have a further right as bankers to hold the securities in respect of the overdraft account. In other words, it is claimed by the bank that they have a further right as #HL_STAR....

2024 Supreme(Online)(MP) 17660

Certified copy, as per Rules. ... The cheque return memo is not a document which is required to be covered under Section 4 of the Bankers Book (Evidence) Act, 1891. In this regard learned counsel for the applicant also relied upon judgment of the High Court of Delhi rendered in the case of Guneet Basin vs. ... In view of the guidelines it can be predicated that not signing the cheque return memo by the Bankers and issuing....

2024 0 Supreme(MP) 180

Certified copy, as per Rules. ... The cheque return memo is not a document which is required to be covered under section 4 of the Bankers Book (Evidence) Act, 1891. In this regard learned counsel for the applicant also relied upon judgment of the High Court of Delhi rendered in the case of Guneet Basin v. ... In view of the guidelines it can be predicated that not signing the cheque return memo by the Bankers and issuing....

2019 0 Supreme(Cal) 241

(3-A) Every applicant in the application filed under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) for recovery of debt, shall (a) state particulars of the debt secured by security interest over properties or assets belonging to any of the defendants and the estimated value of such securities; (b) if the estimated value of securities is not sufficient to satisfy the debt claimed, state particulars of any other properties or assets owned by any of the defendants, if any; and (c) if the estimated value of ....

Dishonour Of Cheque

Provided that the fee may be prescribed having regard to the amount of debt to be recovered: Provided Further that nothing contained in this sub-section relating to fee shall apply to cases transferred to the Tribunal under sub-section (1) of Section 31. Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, documents includes statement of account or any entry in banker’s book duly certified under the Bankers’ Books Evidence Act, 1891 (18 of 1891). (3-A) Every applicant in the applic....

2018 0 Supreme(Ori) 251

It further held that Exts.1, 2 and 3 had been marked without objection. Under Sec. 4 of the Bankers’ Books Evidence Act, the certified copy of the statement of account is admissible. It further held that learned trial court is not justified in observing that for non-production of loan register and payment register, adverse inference should be drawn against the plaintiff-Bank.

2018 0 Supreme(Del) 203

Statement of account certified under the Bankers’ Books Evidence The fact that the loan documents were not signed in front of the representative who deposed in the Court, does not take away the genuinity and validity of the loan documents. Act shows that various instalments towards repayment of the loan have in fact been received by the Bank. Thus, the fundamental fact that the Defendants took the loan and repaid some part of the loan, is admitted.

Current Civil Cases

By such statement of account, a sum of Rs.5,62,209.05p. 7. The statement of account duly certified under the Bankers Book of Evidence Act was marked as Exhibit ‘T’. was due and payable by the defendants to the plaintiff as on October 23, 1990.