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General Affidavit (Shapath Patra)

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General Affidavit (Shapath Patra): A plain sworn statement of your own facts, in up to five numbered paragraphs, with verification and notary block. For Punjab and Chandigarh, registration: not registrable; witnesses: none required by law.

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Stamp duty
Punjab: Article 4, Schedule 1-A to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as applicable to Punjab, non-judicial stamp paper, commonly Rs 10, e-stamped via SHCIL (shcilestamp.com) or bought from a licensed vendor. Chandigarh: Article 4, Schedule I to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as extended to the Union Territory, the same nominal denomination, from SHCIL or the Treasury, Sector 17.
Registration
Not registrable in either jurisdiction — an affidavit creates no right in property or otherwise, so Section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908 does not reach it.
Witnesses
None required by law — the deponent's signature and the attesting officer's jurat are the whole formality.

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Also called

  • general affidavit
  • shapath patra
  • halafnama
  • self declaration affidavit
  • sworn statement
  • affidavit for any purpose
  • शपथ पत्र
  • हलफ़नामा

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A plain sworn statement of your own facts, for an office, bank, school or other institution in Punjab or Chandigarh that asks you to give one — for example your address, a fact about your family, or a straightforward declaration that something is true. You write up to five statements in your own words; this template supplies the heading, the oath wording, the verification and the notary's attestation block.

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If the affidavit is for one particular purpose, use the dedicated affidavit instead — the Name Change Affidavit (Adult), the Income Affidavit, the Lost Document Affidavit (Passport / Share Certificate), or the Affidavit of One and the Same Person; each is written to match the proforma an office expects for it. If it is to support a case or application pending before a court or tribunal, use the General Court Affidavit.

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What follows is written for Punjab and Chandigarh. It states the position there rather than describing how it varies, so the amounts below are the ones that apply — worth confirming at the sub-registrar’s office, because rates change. If the property is anywhere else in India, none of this is yours.

Stamp duty

Punjab: Article 4, Schedule 1-A to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as applicable to Punjab, non-judicial stamp paper, commonly Rs 10, e-stamped via SHCIL (shcilestamp.com) or bought from a licensed vendor. Chandigarh: Article 4, Schedule I to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as extended to the Union Territory, the same nominal denomination, from SHCIL or the Treasury, Sector 17. Some banks, schools and employers accept an affidavit on plain paper for an internal file; confirm what the recipient wants before buying stamp paper. An affidavit filed in a pending court case is different: it carries the court's own court-fee stamp instead — use the General Court Affidavit for that.

Registration

Not registrable in either jurisdiction — an affidavit creates no right in property or otherwise, so Section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908 does not reach it. It is handed to the office, bank or school that asked for it, which keeps it on its file; get a separate original sworn for each recipient.

Notarisation

Required — an unsworn affidavit is only a signed statement and carries no weight as one. Swear it before a Notary Public under the Notaries Act, 1952, an Oath Commissioner or an Executive Magistrate. The deponent appears in person with photo identification and signs in front of the attesting officer, who writes the register serial number, the date and the seal on the affidavit.

Witnesses

None required by law — the deponent's signature and the attesting officer's jurat are the whole formality. Some offices ask for a photocopy of the deponent's photo identification to be attached; check with the recipient before the affidavit is sworn.

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AFFIDAVIT

AFFIDAVIT OF Harpreet Kaur

I, Harpreet Kaur, son of Sh. Amarjit Singh, aged about 41 years, resident of House No. 512, Sector 40-B, Chandigarh 160036, holder of Aadhaar XXXX XXXX 4821, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:

  1. 1. That I am the deponent herein and am competent to swear this affidavit, which I make for the purpose of proving my present address for a new gas connection.
  1. 2. That I have been living at the address given above since March 2019.
  1. 3. That I have no other residence in Punjab or Chandigarh.
  1. 4. That the electricity bill of this house stands in the name of my father.
  1. 5. X
  1. 6. X
VERIFICATION

Verified at S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) on this 1 April 2026 that the contents of this affidavit are true and correct to my knowledge and belief, that no part of it is false and that nothing material has been concealed therefrom.

DEPONENT

_________________
Harpreet Kaur

ATTESTATION

Solemnly affirmed and signed before me by the above-named deponent at S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) on this 1 April 2026.

_________________
NOTARY PUBLIC / OATH COMMISSIONER
Seal, register serial number and date: ____________

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Does the General Affidavit (Shapath Patra) need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Punjab: Article 4, Schedule 1-A to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as applicable to Punjab, non-judicial stamp paper, commonly Rs 10, e-stamped via SHCIL (shcilestamp.com) or bought from a licensed vendor. Chandigarh: Article 4, Schedule I to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as extended to the Union Territory, the same nominal denomination, from SHCIL or the Treasury, Sector 17.

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Does the General Affidavit (Shapath Patra) need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Not registrable in either jurisdiction — an affidavit creates no right in property or otherwise, so Section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908 does not reach it.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses

What does the General Affidavit (Shapath Patra) cost on Kagaznama?

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Does the General Affidavit (Shapath Patra) need witnesses?

None required by law — the deponent's signature and the attesting officer's jurat are the whole formality.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses

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