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Evidence Act 1950 s 52

Evidence Act 1950 s 52

s 52 In civil cases character to prove conduct imputed irrelevant

In civil cases the fact that the character of any person concerned is such as to render probable or improbable any conduct imputed to him is irrelevant, except so far as his character appears from facts otherwise relevant.

Malay text (authoritative)

Dalam kes sivil, watak bagi membuktikan kelakuan yang ditohmahkan tidaklah berkaitan

Dalam kes sivil, fakta bahawa watak mana-mana orang yang berkenaan adalah sebegitu hingga boleh menjadikan apa-apa kelakuan yang ditohmahkan ke atasnya barang kali atau tidak barang kali tidaklah berkaitan, kecuali setakat yang wataknya itu ternyata daripada fakta yang selainnya berkaitan.

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Find Act 56 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

Text as at 1 May 2017 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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