Section 23
Personal Opinion
(1) If the court has to reach to a conclusion of any opinion, regarding law of a foreign country, science, art, signature or finger impression,
opinion of the expert may be taken as evidence.
Explanation: For the purpose of this Section, the term “expert” means a person who has acquired special knowledge through special study or training or
experience in any field (subject).
(2) If the court has to reach to a conclusion of the signature of a person, the opinion of a person who was in a position to see the signature of such person
frequently and to identify it, may be taken as evidence.
(3) If the court has to reach to a conclusion of the fact regarding any religious, ethnic or public interest or custom, the opinion of a person who is in a
position to have special knowledge regarding the interest or custom may be taken as evidence.
(4) If the court has to reach to a conclusion of any fact, regarding whether there is any bond or relation of a person with another person or not, the opinion of
a person who has special information regarding the bond or relation, may be taken as evidence.
(5) If the court has to reach to a conclusion about the meaning of the specific word or words (phrase) which is in use in some specific places, opinion of
the person who is in a position to have special knowledge of the same, may be taken as evidence.
(6) In case, opinion of a person is taken as evidence pursuant to this Section, the facts which support or refute the opinion or the grounds of the opinion may
also be taken as evidence.
(7) Any opinion expressed by a person may be taken as evidence only if he/she appears before the court in person as a witness.
Provided that, to take any opinion or the ground of such opinion expressed in a book or article, of the expert, as an evidence it shall not be necessary to be
produced by the writer of the book or article before the court in person.