# Supreme Court: Marking exhibit does not prove document contents 2026-08-09T06:22:01+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Supreme Court has ruled that merely marking a document as an exhibit in court proceedings does not constitute proof of its contents. A bench of Justices held that the contents of a document must be independently proved through evidence, and the act of exhibition is only a procedural step for identification. The ruling came in the case S. Sangeetha & Ors versus Tmt. P. Ponni. The Court observed that parties cannot rely on a document solely because it has been exhibited; they must establish its authenticity and contents through oral or other evidence. LiveLaw reports that the judgment clarifies a common misconception in trial courts. ## Coverage - livelaw.in Tags: document proof, evidence, Evidence Act, exhibit, Supreme Court, trial procedure Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-marking-exhibit-does-not-prove-document-contents/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-marking-exhibit-does-not-prove-document-contents/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.