Section 197 Evidence Act 2011
Section 197 Evidence Act 2011 is titled ‘Corroboration in actions for breach of promise of marriage‘. It is under Part XI (WITNESSES) of the Act. It states as follows:
A plaintiff in any action for breach of promise of marriage is not entitled to succeed unless his or her testimony is corroborated by some other material evidence in support of such promise and the fact that the defendant did not answer letters affirming that he had promised to marry the plaintiff is not such corroboration.