Section 8 IEA – The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 – Motive, preparation and previous or subsequent conduct. Section 8. Motive, preparation and previous or subsequent conduct.––Any fact is relevant which shows or constitutes a motive or preparation for any fact…
Section 7 IEA – The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 – Facts which are the occasion, cause or effect of facts in issue. Section 7. Facts which are the occasion, cause or effect of facts in issue. –– Facts which are…
Section 6 IEA – The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 – Relevancy of facts forming part of same transaction. Section 6. Relevancy of facts forming part of same transaction.––Facts which, though not in issue, are so connected with a fact in…
Section 5 IEA – The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 – Evidence may be given of facts in issue and relevant facts. Section 5. Evidence may be given of facts in issue and relevant facts. ––Evidence may be given in any…
THE INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872 ACT NO. 1 OF 18721 [15th March, 1872.] Preamble.—WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate, define and amend the law of Evidence; It is hereby enacted as follows: — PART I RELEVANCY OF FACTS CHAPTER I.––PRELIMINARY…
Q. What are the principles of evidence? Ans. The fundamental principle of the law of evidence, namely that evidence must be confined to the matters in issue, is qualified by the following two fundamental principles: 1. Hearsay evidence is not…
Q. What is the difference between legal or logical relevancy? Ans. There are two cardinal principles of the law of evidence. What is relevant may be proved; but everything that is relevant may not be admissible as evidence. This admissibility…
Q. What do you understand by Substantive and Adjective Law? In which category do you place the law of evidence? Explain. [HR.J.S. 2001] Ans. The complete ‘corpus juris’ i.e., a body of laws, is divided into two categories substantive laws…
Q. Distinguish between admission and confession. Under what circumstances and to what extent, can the confession by an accused be used in evidence against a co-accused? [MPCJ 2009] Ans. Both the admission and confession are substantive evidence and closely related…
State of Bihar v. Laloo Prasad (2002) 9 SCC 626 K.T. THOMAS and S.N. VARIAVA, JJ. – 2. A witness was sought to be treated as hostile by a Public Prosecutor on the ground that he gave answers in favour…