Indian Evidence Act

Presumption as to legitimacy of a child – Indian Evidence Act,1872 – Judiciary Exam – Free PDF

Presumption as to legitimacy of a child Presumption as to Legitimacy Section 112 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 relates to the legitimacy of a child born during wedlock. The law presumes that if a child is “born during the...

Best Evidence Rule – Indian Evidence Act 1872 – Judiciary Exams – Free PDF Download

Best Evidence Rule Exclusion of Oral Evidence from Documentary evidence In India, the “Best Evidence Rule” has been regarded as a fundamental principle on which evidence law depends, although it is not specifically mentioned anywhere it’s the basis of sections...

Oral evidence under section 59 and 60 of Indian Evidence Act – Judiciary Exams – Free PDF

Oral Evidence Introduction The word "evidence" is used in the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 in different phrases, i.e. best evidence, direct evidence, circumstantial evidence, documentary evidence, substantive evidence, corroborative evidence, derivative evidence, hearsay evidence, indirect evidence, oral evidence, original evidence,...

Confession, types of Confession & Indian Evidence act Section 24,25,26 – Judiciary – Free PDF

Confession The term ‘confession’ is nowhere defined or expressed in the Indian Evidence Act. Section 17 expressly provides that any statement whether oral or in the form of documentary which put forward for the consideration of any conclusion to the fact in...

Section 8 of Indian Evidence Act,1872 (Motive, preparation & Conduct) – Judiciary Exam – Free PDF Download

Motive, Preparation and Conduct Section 8: Motive, preparation and previous or subsequent conduct: Any fact is relevant which shows or constitutes a motive or preparation for any issue or relevant fact. The conduct of any party, or of any agent...

Admissibility of fact & Evidence & reliability of evidence under Indian Evidence Act,1872 – Free PDF

Admissibility of Fact, Admissibility of Evidence, Reliability of Evidence Section 165: Proviso- Judgement is not to be based on irrelevant facts, but on relevant facts proved to satisfaction of the court. Suppose fact in issue to be proved and for...

Who may Testify? Section 118 of Indian Evidence Act – Judiciary Exams – Free PDF Download

Witness A witness is a person who has personally seen an event happen. The event could be a crime or an accident or anything. Section 118- 134 of the Indian Evidence Act,1872 talks about who can testify as a witness, how can...