Expert

Trial Court itself compared the signature of the defendant on disputed document and on the documents available in the court file and came to the conclusion that the signatures were that of the respondent

Validity

Court was equipped with legal authority to compare the signatures of the parties itself

Such powers were available to the court even where report of the handwriting expert was available on record.

Expert -[Translator from Devnagri language into Bengali]Statement recorded by High Court in second appeal-Evidence Act (I of 1872), S. 45.

Opinion-Value to be attached by Court Evidence Act (1 of 1872), S. 45.

Expert Expert-Foreign raw-Person not a professional lawyer may be an expert in foreign Law-Question whether g particular class of currency notes were legal tender in French (West Africa) on a particular date-Bank Manager treated as expert-Exchange Control Ordinance, 1950 (Nigeria), S. 21 (1)

Evidence Act, (I of 1871), S. 45-"Persons specially skilled"-Scope of expression-Expert deposing to the best of his knowledge "-Whether qualification robs his evidence of probative value.

Chemical examiner-Consulting doctors who attended on deceased before and after death for symptoms observed by them-Whether desirable-Evidence Act (I of 1872), S. 45.

Empty cartridges stated to have been fired from gun recovered from possession of accused-Not by itself sufficient to prove complicity in crime.

Especially that of Hand Writing Expert -Should be received with great caution-Unsafe to rely on, when facts lead to contrary conclusion,

Evidence of doctor as to age-Of little value unless corroborated by convincing material on file.

Doctor-Certificate only an assertion of opinion-Whether proof of age-Importance.

S. 45. The opinion of an expert is never binding on a Court. It is admitted in evidence only to help the Court in arriving at a correct decision. But it does not follow that the opinion of an expert is always correct.