Detailed Contents
EVIDENCE ACT, 1872
Section 3 — Interpretation clause
Section 4 — “May presume”
Section 5 — Evidence may be given of facts in issue and relevant facts
Section 6 — Relevancy of facts forming part of same transaction
Section 7 — Facts which are the occasion, cause or effect of facts in issue
Section 8 — Motive, preparation and previous or subsequent conduct
Section 9 — Facts necessary to explain or introduce relevant facts
Section 10 — Things said or done by conspirator in reference to common design
Section 11 — When facts not otherwise relevant become relevant . . .
Section 14 — Facts showing existence of state of mind, or of body, or bodily feeling
Section 15 — Facts bearing on question whether act was accidental or intentional
Section 16 — Existence of course of business when relevant
Section 17 — Admission defi ned .
Section 18 — Admission by party to proceeding or his agent; by suitor in representative character; by party interested in subject-matter; by person from whom interest derived
Section 19 — Admissions by persons whose position must be proved as against party to suit . .
Section 20 — Admissions by persons expressly referred to by party to suit
Section 21 — Proof of admissions against persons making them, and by or on their behalf
Section 22 — When oral admissions as to contents of documents are relevant
Section 23 — Admissions in civil cases, when relevant
Section 24 — Confession caused by inducement, threat or promise, when irrelevant in criminal proceeding
Section 25 — Confession to police offi cer not to be proved
Section 26 — Confession by accused while in custody of police not to be proved against him
Section 27 — How much of information received from accused may be proved
Section 30 — Consideration of proved confession affecting person making it and others jointly under trial for same offence
Section 32 — Cases in which statement of relevant fact by person who is dead or cannot be found, etc., is relevant
Section 34 — Entries in books of account when relevant
Section 35 — Relevancy of entry in public record, made in performance of duty
Section 40 — Previous judgments relevant to bar a second suit or trial
Section 41 — Relevancy of certain judgments in probate, etc., jurisdiction
Section 42 — Relevancy and effect of judgments, orders or decrees, other than those mentioned in Section 41
Section 43 — Judgments, etc., other than those mentioned in Sections 40 to 42, when relevant
Section 44 — Fraud or collusion in obtaining judgment, or incompetency of Court, may be proved
Section 45 — Opinions of experts
Section 45-A — Opinion of Examiner of Electronic Evidence
Section 47 — Opinion as to handwriting, when relevant
Section 48 — Opinion as to existence of right or custom, when relevant
Section 49 — Opinions as to usages, tenets, etc., when relevant
Section 50 — Opinion on relationship, when relevant
Section 51 — Grounds of opinion, when relevant
Section 53 — In criminal cases, previous good character relevant
Section 54 — Previous bad character not relevant, except in reply
Section 56 — Fact judicially noticeable need not be proved
Section 57 — Facts of which Court must take judicial notice
Section 58 — Facts admitted need not be proved
Section 59 — Proof of facts by oral evidence
Section 60 — Oral evidence must be direct
Section 61 — Proof of contents of documents
Section 62 — Primary evidence
Section 63 — Secondary evidence
Section 64 — Proof of documents by primary evidence
Section 65 — Cases in which secondary evidence relating to documents may be given
Section 65-A — Special provisions as to evidence relating to electronic record
Section 65-B — Admissibility of electronic records
Section 66 — Rules as to notice to produce
Section 67 — Proof of signature and handwriting of person alleged to have signed or written document produced
Section 68 — Proof of execution of document required by law to be attested
Section 69 — Proof where no attesting witness found
Section 71 — Proof when attesting witness denies the execution
Section 73 — Comparison of signature, writing or seal with others admitted or proved
Section 74 — Public documents
Section 76 — Certifi ed copies of public documents .
Section 78 — Proof of other offi cial documents
Section 83 — Presumption as to maps or plans made by authority of Government
Section 90 — Presumption as to documents thirty years old
Section 91 — Evidence of terms of contracts, grants and other dispositions of property reduced to form of document
Section 92 — Exclusion of evidence of oral agreement
Section 93 — Exclusion of evidence to explain or amend ambiguous document
Section 94 — Exclusion of evidence against application of document to existing facts .
Section 95 — Evidence as to document in unmeaning reference to existing facts
Section 96 — Evidence as to application of language which can apply to one only of several persons
Section 101 — Burden of proof
Section 102 — On whom burden of proof lies
Section 103 — Burden of proof as to particular fact
Section 104 — Burden of proving fact to be proved to make evidence admissible
Section 106 — Burden of proving fact especially within knowledge
Section 108 — Burden of proving that person is alive who has not been heard of for seven years
Section 110 — Burden of proof as to ownership .
Section 112 — Birth during marriage, conclusive proof of legitimacy
Section 114 — Court may presume existence of certain facts .
Section 115 — Estoppel
Section 116 — Estoppel of tenant and of licensee of person in possession
Section 117 — Estoppel of acceptor of bill of exchange, bailee or liensee
Section 118 — Who may testify
Section 121 — Judges and Magistrates
Section 123 — Evidence as to affairs of State
Section 124 — Offi cial communications
Section 126 — Professional communications
Section 132 — Witness not excused from answering on ground that answer will criminate
Section 133 — Accomplice
Section 134 — Number of witnesses
Section 135 — Order of production and examination of witnesses
Section 136 — Judge to decide as to admissibility of evidence
Section 137 — Examination-in-chief
Section 138 — Order of examinations
Section 139 — Cross-examination of person called to produce a document
Section 144 — Evidence as to matters in writing
Section 145 — Cross-examination as to previous statements in writing
Section 146 — Questions lawful in cross-examination
Section 154 — Question by party to his own witness
Section 155 — Impeaching credit of witness .
Section 156 — Questions tending to corroborate evidence of relevant fact, admissible
Section 157 — Former statements of witness may be proved to corroborate later testimony as to same fact
Section 159 — Refreshing memory
Section 160 — Testimony to facts stated in document mentioned in Section 159
Section 161 — Right of adverse party as to writing used to refresh memory
Section 165 — Judge’s power to put questions or order production