The Evidence Act, 1977 (1920 A.D) — Bare Act, All Sections & Free PDF

Short title, extent and commencement. (1) This Act maybe called the Evidence Act, 1977. (2) It applies to all judicial proceedings in or before any Court, including Courts-martial,...

Saving. - Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect any provision of any law, Act or Regulation in force in any part of the State and not hereby expealed.

Interpretation clause. - In this Act the following words and expressions are used in the following senses, unless a contrary intention appears from the context:- "Court". - "Court"...

"May presume". - Whenever it is provided by this Act that the Court may presume a fact, it may either regard such fact as proved, unless and until it is disproved, or may call for ...

Evidence may be given of facts in issue and relevant facts. - Evidence may be given in any suit or proceeding of the existence or non-existence of every fact in issue and of such o...

Relevancy of facts forming part of same transaction. - Facts which, though not in issue, are so connected with a fact in issue as to form part of the same transaction, are relevant...

Facts which are the occasion, cause or effect of facts in issue. - Facts which are the occasions, cause or effect, immediate or otherwise, of relevant facts, or facts, in issue, or...

Motive, preparation and previous or subsequent conduct. - Any fact is relevant which shows or constitutes a motive or preparation for any fact in issue or relevant fact. The conduc...

Facts necessary to explain or introduce relevant facts. - Facts necessary to explain or introduce a fact in issue or relevant fact, or which support or rebut an inference suggested...

Things said or done by conspirator in reference to common design. - Where there is reasonable ground to believe that two or more persons have conspired together to commit an offenc...