**Primary evidence** of the contents of a document under Section 62 of…

Question

**Primary evidence** of the contents of a document under Section 62 of the Indian Evidence Act means:

Accepted Answer

B. {'text': 'The document itself produced for the inspection of the Court', 'label': 'B'}

1. Section 62 of the Indian Evidence Act defines **primary evidence** as the **document itself produced for the inspection of the Court**.
2. The rule rests on the **best-evidence principle** — when the original is available, it must be produced.
3. Section 63 lists categories of **secondary evidence** (certified copies, mechanical copies, oral accounts of contents by a person who has seen the original, etc.).
4. Section 65 enumerates the circumstances in which secondary evidence may be given (lost/destroyed original, public document, etc.).
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 — Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws, Lesson 11 (Indian Evidence Act, 1872), pp. 251-272._

Answer

{'text': 'A photocopy of the document made on any modern copying device available in the trial court at the time the case is being heard by the Judge of competent jurisdiction', 'label': 'A'}

Answer

{'text': 'An oral account of the contents of the document given by some person who has himself seen the original document in question on any prior occasion before the trial', 'label': 'C'}

Answer

{'text': 'A certified copy issued by any public officer of any rank in any State of India in respect of the document in question in the proceedings before the Court', 'label': 'D'}