CLAT PG evidence_law — practice questions
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Practice CLAT PG evidence_law in the app →The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 applies toSection 3 of the Indian Evidence Act defines 'evidence' to includeUnder Section 5, evidence may be given in any suit or proceeding ofFacts forming part of the same transaction (res gestae) are relevant underSection 24 IEA renders a confession irrelevant if it appears to have been caused bySection 25 IEA provides that a confession made to a police officer isSection 27 IEA carves out an exception relating to confessions in police custody — admitting information that Section 32(1) IEA admits statements made by a dying person as to the cause of his death or the circumstances oUnder Section 45 IEA, the opinion ofSection 65B IEA governs the admissibility ofThe 'best evidence' rule in Indian evidence law manifests inSection 101 IEA states the general rule that the burden of proof lies onThe standard of proof in criminal cases under Indian law isSection 105 IEA places the burden of proving the existence of circumstances bringing the case within any GenerPakala Narayana Swami v Emperor (1939) is significant in Indian evidence law for laying down thatAnvar P V v P K Basheer (2014) and the subsequent Arjun Panditrao Khotkar (2020) hold thatUnder Section 27 IEA, the information leading to the discovery of a fact is admissible. The Privy Council's PuSection 114 IEA permits the court to PRESUME the existence of any fact which it thinks likely to have happened'Hostile witness' under Section 154 IEA refers to a witnessEstoppel under Section 115 IEA prevents a person from denying the truth of a representation ifSection 132 IEA provides that a witness shall not be excused from answering any question relevant to the matteCross-examination of one's own witness is permitted under'Conclusive proof' as defined in Section 4 IEA meansSection 112 IEA raises a presumption regarding legitimacy of a child born during the continuance of a valid ma