2. Documents
• Document – Any matter expressed on any substance that coveys a
message or information .
3. Legal definitions of document
• SECTION 3,Indian Evidence Act,1872- Any matter expressed or
described upon any substance by means of letters,figures, or marks or
by more than one of those means, intended to be used or which may be
used, for the purpose of recording that matter.
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• SECTION 29, Indian Penal Code- Any matter expressed or
described upon any substance by means of letters,figures, or marks or
by more than one of those means, intended to be used or which may be
used, as the evidence of that matter.
4. Questioned Document
• A questioned document is defined as the document whose
authenticity is challenged on a number of grounds; or a document
or a part of document become a questioned document when its
source of origin is doubtful or under question. Such documents
are also known as disputed’ or ‘contested’ documents.
5. Classes of questioned document
• Document with questioned signature.
• Document containing alleged fraudulent alterations.
• Holograph document disputed or questioned.
• Hologram document analysis.
• Document having question about its age.
• Document having question about the materials used for their production.
• Document investigated on the question of type writing.
• to ascertain their source
• to determine the date
• Document or handwriting writing investigated because handwriting can be used to identify a person.
• Anonymous and disputed writing
• Superscriptions, registrations andmiscellaneous writings.