Category: Evidence Act

What is examination in chief? Cross examination and re-...

Witness record their statement by the way of examination in the court. These examinations are the medium to determine the truthine...

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Who is an accomplice? Can a court pass order of convict...

A person who knowingly, voluntarily, or intentionally gives assistance to another in (or in some cases fails to prevent another fr...

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what is privileged circumstances and professional commu...

it is a well established rule of law of evidence that no one can be compelled to disclose certain facts because they are privilege...

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What do you understand by a ‘Competent Witness’? Are hu...

Are husband and wife competent witnesses to give evidence against each other in a criminal case

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Explain the principle of estoppel What is the differenc...

Under section 115 of Indian evidence act - When one person has, by his declaration, act or omission, intentionally caused or permi...

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Describe the law relating to presumption laid down in s...

Presumptions have played an important place in evidence law, presumption means that the court accepts the existence of any fact.

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What is burden of proof? On whom the burden of proof li...

Our judicial system is based on evidence. The conclusion of the court depends upon the proof. The burden of the proof keeps on ch...

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What is patent and latent ambiguity? In what Circumstan...

Documentary evidence is important in evidence law. If the document is original and clear, then it will be easy to reach to any con...

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Explain the situations in which oral evidence prevails ...

It is a well established principle of evidence act that documentary evidence prevails over oral evidence. The best evidence can on...

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What is in writing shall only be proved by writing itse...

When the terms of a contract, or of a grant, or of any other disposition of property, have been reduced to the form of a document,...

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Explain the law relating to presumption to documents th...

Section 90 of the Indian evidence act provides an important presumption regarding documents. This has been mentioned in it that

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What is Public Document and Private Document? Is the c...

Documents are mainly of two types private and public documents. Under Section 74 Public Document and 75 Private Document are def...

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