Bankers Book of Evidence Act, 1891

A bank sues a borrower for an unpaid loan and needs to prove the account statement. The proof is sitting in the bank's ledgers, which are needed every single day to run the branch. Can a judge really expect the bank to carry its books to court and leave the counter empty? And if the borrower's rival wants to see a third person's account, can the bank be made to open its records? The Bankers' Books Evidence Act 1891 was written to answer these two questions.

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The Bankers' Books Evidence Act 1891 lets a bank prove entries in its books by a properly certified copy instead of producing the originals, protects the bank from being forced to bring its books or officers to court in cases it is not a party to, and allows a court to order inspection of the entries.

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