Under **Section 45** of the Indian Evidence Act, the opinion of an exp…

Question

Under **Section 45** of the Indian Evidence Act, the opinion of an expert is relevant upon a point of:

Accepted Answer

A. {'text': 'Foreign law, science, art, identity of handwriting, or finger impressions', 'label': 'A'}

1. Section 45 of the Indian Evidence Act is the **expert opinion** provision.
2. The lesson lists the five matters on which expert opinion is relevant: (a) **foreign law**; (b) **science**; (c) **art**; (d) **identity of handwriting**; (e) **finger impression** / special knowledge of the subject of enquiry.
3. The function of drawing inferences from facts is otherwise a judicial function for the Court.
4. Section 45A (added in 2000) makes opinion of the Examiner of Electronic Evidence under Section 79A of the IT Act also relevant.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 — Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws, Lesson 11 (Indian Evidence Act, 1872), pp. 251-272._

Answer

{'text': 'Indian common law, parliamentary procedure, art history, and the identity of any accused person in any criminal trial under any law in force', 'label': 'B'}

Answer

{'text': 'Indian customary law, classical literature, music theory, and the identity of any accused person in any criminal trial under any law in force', 'label': 'C'}

Answer

{'text': 'Indian Constitution, statutory interpretation, philosophy of law, and the identity of any accused person in any criminal trial under any law in force', 'label': 'D'}