BASANT SINGH vs JANKI SINGH AND ORS.

The Supreme Court held that under Section 17 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, an admission made in a pleading can be used as evidence in another suit, regardless of the party's acceptance of other statements in the pleading. The Court clarified that all statements in a plaint are admissible, and the court is not bound to accept all as correct. The judgment of the Patna High Court was reversed, allowing the plaintiff to rely on the admission made in the earlier suit for her claim of partition.