Section - 46 - Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Section - 46 - Facts bearing upon opinions of experts

Facts bearing upon opinions of experts.

46. Facts, not otherwise relevant, are relevant if they support or are incon-sistent with the opinions of experts, when such opinions are relevant.

Illustrations

(a)	-	The question is, whether A was poisoned by a certain poison.
	-	The fact that other persons, who were poisoned by that poison, exhibited certain symptoms which experts affirm or deny to be the symptoms of that poison, is relevant.
(b)	-	The question is, whether an obstruction to a harbour is caused by a certain sea-wall.

The fact that other harbours similarly situated in other respects, but where there were no such sea-walls, began to be obstructed at about the same time, is relevant.

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