September 13, 2026

Section 26 – Registration Act: Documents Executed Out of India

The Registration Act, 1908 — back to Table of Contents

Section 26. Documents executed out of India.

When a document purporting to have been executed by all or any of the parties out of India is not presented for registration till after the expiration of the time hereinbefore prescribed in that behalf, the registering officer, if satisfied—

(a) that the instrument was so executed, and

(b) that it has been presented for registration within four months after its arrival in India,

may, on payment of the proper registration-fee accept such document for registration.

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