| SECTIONS |
Evidence
Act, 1872
As amended upto date |
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Preamble |
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| 1. |
Short
title, extent and Commencement |
| 2. |
Repeal
of enactments |
| 3. |
Interpretation
clause |
| 4. |
"May
presume" |
| 5. |
Evidence
may be given of facts in issue and relevant facts |
| 6. |
Relevancy
of facts forming part of same transaction |
| 7. |
Facts
which are the occasion, cause or effect of facts in issue |
| 8. |
Motive,
preparation and previous or subsequent conduct |
| 9. |
Facts
necessary to explain or introduce relevant facts |
| 10. |
Things
said or done by conspirator in reference to common design |
| 11. |
When
facts not otherwise relevant become relevant |
| 12. |
In
suits for damages, facts tending to enable Court to determine
amount are relevant |
| 13. |
Facts
relevant when right or custom is in question |
| 14. |
Facts
showing existence of state of mind, or of body or bodily
feeling |
| 15. |
Facts
bearing on question whether act was accidental or intentional |
| 16. |
Existence
of course of business when relevant |
| 17. |
Admission
defined |
| 18. |
Admission
by party to proceeding or his agent by suitor in representative
character |
| 19. |
Admissions
by persons whose position must be proved as against party
to suit |
| 20. |
Admissions
by persons expressly referred to by party to suit |
| 21. |
Proof
of admissions against persons making them, and by or on
their behalf |
| 22. |
When
oral admissions as to contents of documents are relevant |
| 22-A. |
When
oral admission as to contents of electronic records are
relevant |
| 23. |
Admissions
in civil cases, when relevant |
| 24. |
Confession
caused by inducement, threat or promise, when irrelevant
in criminal proceeding |
| 25. |
Confession
to police officer not to be proved |
| 26. |
Confession
by accused while in custody of police not to be proved
against him |
| 27. |
How
much of information received from accused may be proved |
| 28. |
Confession
made after removal of impression caused by inducement,
threat or promise relevant |
| 29. |
Confession
otherwise relevant not to become irrelevant because of
promise of secrecy, etc |
| 30. |
Consideration
of proved confession affecting person making it and others
jointly under trial for same offence |
| 31. |
Admissions
not conclusive proof, but may estop |
| 32. |
Cases
in which statement of relevant fact by person who is dead
or cannot be found, etc., is relevant |
| 33. |
Relevancy
of certain evidence for proving, in subsequent proceeding,
the truth of facts therein stated |
| 34. |
Entries
in books of account including those maintained in an electronic
form] when relevant |
| 35. |
Relevancy
of entry in public record or an electronic record made
in performance of duty |
| 36. |
Relevancy
of statements in maps, charts and plans |
| 37. |
Relevancy
of statement as to fact to public nature, contained in
certain Acts or notifications |
| 38. |
Relevancy
of statements as to any law contained in law-books |
| 39. |
What
evidence to be given when statement forms part of a conversation,
document, electronic record, book or series of letters
or papers |
| 40. |
Previous
judgments relevant to bar a second suit or trial |
| 41. |
Relevancy
of certain judgments in probate, etc., jurisdiction |
| 42. |
Relevancy
and effect of judgments, orders or decrees, other than
those mentioned in section 41 |
| 43. |
Judgments,
etc., other than those mentioned in sections 40 to 42,
when relevant |
| 44. |
Fraud
or collusion in obtaining judgment, or incompetency of
Court, may be proved |
| 45. |
Opinions
of experts |
| 46. |
Facts
bearing upon opinions of experts |
| 47. |
Opinion
as to handwriting, when relevant |
| 47-A. |
Opinion
as to digital signature when relevant |
| 48. |
Opinion
as to existence of right or custom, when relevan |
| 49. |
Opinion
as to usages, tenets, etc., when relevant |
| 50. |
Opinion
or relationship, when relevant |
| 51. |
Grounds
of opinion, when relevant |
| 52. |
In
civil cases character to prove conduct imputed, irrelevant |
| 53. |
In
criminal cases, previous good character relevant |
| 54. |
Previous
bad character not relevant, except in reply |
| 55. |
Character
as affecting damages |
| 56. |
Fact
judicially noticeable need not be proved |
| 57. |
Facts
of which Court must take judicial notice |
| 58. |
Facts
admitted need not be proved |
| 59. |
Proof
of facts by oral evidence |
| 60. |
Oral
evidence must be direct |
| 61. |
Proof
of contents of documents |
| 62. |
Primary
evidence |
| 63. |
Secondary
evidence |
| 64. |
Proof
of documents by primary evidence |
| 65. |
Cases
in which secondary evidence relating to documents may
be given |
| 65-A. |
Special
provisions as to evidence relating to electronic record |
| 65-B. |
Admissibility
of electronic records |
| 66. |
Rules
as to notice to produce |
| 67. |
Proof
of signature and handwriting of person alleged to have
signed or written document produced |
| 67-A. |
Proof
as to digital signature |
| 68. |
Proof
of execution of document required by law to be attested |
| 69. |
Proof
where no attesting witness found |
| 70. |
Admission
of execution by party to attested document |
| 71. |
Proof
when attesting witness denies the execution |
| 72. |
Proof
of document not required by law to be attested |
| 73. |
Comparison
of signature, writing or seal with others admitted or
proved |
| 73-A. |
Proof
as to verification of digital signature |
| 74. |
Public
documents |
| 75. |
Private
documents |
| 76. |
Certified
copies of public documents |
| 77. |
Proof
of documents by production of certified copies |
| 78. |
Proof
of other official documents |
| 79. |
Presumption
as to genuineness of certified copies |
| 80. |
Presumption
as to documents produced as record of evidence |
| 81. |
Presumption
as to Gazettes, newspapers, private Acts of Parliament
and other documents |
| 81-A. |
Presumption
as to Gazettes in electronic forms |
| 82. |
Presumption
as to document admissible in England without proof of
seal or signature |
| 83. |
Presumption
as to maps or plans made by authority of Government |
| 84. |
Presumption
as to collections of laws and reports of decisions |
| 85. |
Presumption
as to power-of-attorney |
| 85-A. |
Presumption
as to electronic agreements the Central Government in
or for such country to be the manner commonly in use in
that country for the certification of copies of judicial
records |
| 87. |
Presumption
as to books, maps and charts |
| 88. |
Presumption
as to telegraphic messages |
| 88-A. |
Presumption
as to electronic messages |
| 89. |
Presumption
as to due execution, etc. of documents not produced |
| 90. |
Presumption
as to documents thirty years old |
| 90-A. |
Presumption
as to electronic records five years old |
| 91. |
Evidence
of terms of contracts, grants and other dispositions of
property reduced to form of document |
| 92. |
Exclusion
of evidence of oral agreement |
| 93. |
Exclusion
of evidence to explain or amend ambiguous document |
| 94. |
Exclusion
of evidence against application of document to existing
facts |
| 95. |
Evidence
as to document unmeaning in reference to existing facts |
| 96. |
Evidence
as to application of language which can apply to one only
of several persons |
| 97. |
Evidence
as to application of language to one of two sets of facts,
to neither of which the whole correctly applies |
| 98. |
Evidence
as to meaning of illegible characters, etc |
| 99. |
Who
may give evidence of agreement varying term of document |
| 100. |
Saving
of provisions of Indian Succession Act relating to wills |
| 101. |
Burden
of proof |
| 102. |
On
whom burden of proof lies |
| 103. |
Burden
of proof as to particular fact |
| 104. |
Burden
of proving fact to be proved to make evidence admissible |
| 105. |
Burden
of proving that case of accused comes within exceptions |
| 106. |
Burden
of proving fact especially within knowledge |
| 107. |
Burden
of proving death of person known to have been alive within
thirty years |
| 108. |
Burden
of proving that person is alive who has not been heard
of for seven years |
| 109. |
Burden
of proof as to relationship in the cases of partners,
landlord and tenant, principal and agent |
| 110. |
Burden
of proof as to ownership |
| 111. |
Proof
of good faith in transactions where one party is in relation
of active confidence |
| 111-A. |
Presumption
as to certain offences |
| 112. |
Birth
during marriage, conclusive proof of legitimacy |
| 113. |
Proof
of cession of territory |
| 113-A. |
Presumption
as to abetment of suicide by a married woman |
| 113-B. |
Presumption
as to dowry death |
| 114. |
Court
may presume existence of certain facts |
| 114-A. |
Presumption
as to absence of consent in certain prosecutions for rape |
| 115. |
Estoppel |
| 116. |
Estoppel
of tenant; and of licensee of person in possession |
| 117. |
Estoppel
of acceptor of bill of exchange, bailee or licensee |
| 118. |
Who
may testify |
| 119. |
Dumb
witnesses |
| 120. |
Parties
to civil suit, and their wives or husbands. Husband or
wife of person under criminal trial |
| 121. |
Judges
and Magistrates |
| 122. |
Communications
during marriage |
| 123. |
Evidence
as to affairs of State |
| 124. |
Official
communications |
| 125. |
Information
as to commission of offences |
| 126. |
Professional
communications |
| 127. |
Section
126 to apply to interpreters, etc |
| 128. |
Privilege
not waived by volunteering evidence |
| 129. |
Confidential
communications with legal advisers |
| 130. |
Production
of title-deeds of witness not a party |
| 131. |
Production
of documents or electronic records which another person,
having possession, could refuse to produce |
| 132. |
Witness
not excused from answering on ground that answer will
criminate |
| 133. |
Accomplice |
| 134. |
Number
of witnesses |
| 135. |
Order
of production and examination of witnesses |
| 136. |
Judge
to decide as to admissibility of evidence |
| 137. |
Examination-in-chief |
| 138. |
Order
of examinations |
| 139. |
Cross-examination
of person called to produce a document |
| 140. |
Witnesses
to character |
| 141. |
Leading
questions |
| 142. |
When
they must not be asked |
| 143. |
When
they may be asked |
| 144. |
Evidence
as to matters in writing |
| 145. |
Cross-examination
as to previous statements in writing |
| 146. |
Questions
lawful in cross-examination |
| 147. |
When
witness to be compelled to answer |
| 148. |
Court
to decide when question shall be asked and when witness
compelled to answer |
| 149. |
Question
not to be asked without reasonable grounds |
| 150. |
Procedure
of Court in case of question being asked without reasonable
grounds |
| 151. |
Indecent
and scandalous questions |
| 152. |
Questions
intended to insult or annoy |
| 153. |
Exclusion
of evidence to contradict answers to questions testing
veracity |
| 154. |
Question
by party to his own witness |
| 155. |
Impeaching
credit of witness |
| 156. |
Question
tending to corroborate evidence of relevant fact, admissible |
| 157. |
Former
statements of witness may be proved to corroborate later
testimony as to same fact |
| 158. |
What
matters may be proved in connection with proved statement
relevant under section 32 or 33 |
| 159. |
Refreshing
memory |
| 160. |
Testimony
to facts stated in document mentioned in section 159 |
| 161. |
Right
of adverse party as to writing used to refresh memory |
| 162. |
Production
of documents |
| 163. |
Giving,
as evidence, of document called for and produced on notice |
| 164. |
Using,
as evidence, of document production of which was refused
on notice |
| 165. |
Judge's
power to put questions or order production |
| 166. |
Power
of jury or assessors to put questions |
| 167. |
No
new trial for improper admission or rejection of evidence |
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