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Indian Evidence Act 1872
- Evidence Act Section 1 - Short title, extent and Commencement
- Evidence Act Section 2 - Repeal of enactments
- Evidence Act Section 3 - Interpretation clause
- Evidence Act Section 4 - May presume
- Evidence Act Section 5 - Order of production and examination of witnesses
- Evidence Act Section 6 - Judge to decide as to admissibility of evidence
- Evidence Act Section 7 - Examination-in-chief
- Evidence Act Section 8 - Order of examinations
- Evidence Act Section 9 - Cross-examination of person called to produce a document
- Evidence Act Section 10 - Witnesses to character
- Evidence Act Section 11 - Leading questions
- Evidence Act Section 12 - When they must not be asked
- Evidence Act Section 13 - When they may be asked
- Evidence Act Section 14 - Evidence as to matters in writing
- Evidence Act Section 15 - Cross-examination as to previous statements in writing
- Evidence Act Section 16 - Questions lawful in cross-examination
- Evidence Act Section 17 - When witness to be compelled to answer
- Evidence Act Section 18 - Court to decide when question shall be asked and when witness compelled to answer
- Evidence Act Section 19 - Question not to be asked without reasonable grounds
- Evidence Act Section 20 - Procedure of Court in case of question being asked without reasonable grounds
- Evidence Act Section 21 - Indecent and scandalous questions
- Evidence Act Section 22 - Questions intended to insult or annoy
- Evidence Act Section 23 - Exclusion of evidence to contradict answers to questions testing veracity
- Evidence Act Section 24 - Question by party to his own witness
- Evidence Act Section 25 - Impeaching credit of witness
- Evidence Act Section 26 - Question tending to corroborate evidence of relevant fact, admissible
- Evidence Act Section 27 - Former statements of witness may be proved to corroborate later testimony as to same fact
- Evidence Act Section 28 - What matters may be proved in connection with proved statement relevant under section 32 or 33
- Evidence Act Section 29 - Refreshing memory
- Evidence Act Section 30 - Testimony to facts stated in document mentioned in section 159
- Evidence Act Section 31 - Right of adverse party as to writing used to refresh memory
- Evidence Act Section 32 - Production of documents
- Evidence Act Section 33 - Giving, as evidence, of document called for and produced on notice
- Evidence Act Section 34 - Using, as evidence, of document production of which was refused on notice
- Evidence Act Section 35 - Judges power to put questions or order production
- Evidence Act Section 36 - Power of jury or assessors to put questions
- Evidence Act Section 37 - No new trial for improper admission or rejection of evidence
- Evidence Act Section 38 - Evidence may be given of facts in issue and relevant facts
- Evidence Act Section 39 - Relevancy of facts forming part of same transaction
- Evidence Act Section 40 - Facts which are the occasion, cause or effect of facts in issue
- Evidence Act Section 41 - Motive, preparation and previous or subsequent conduct
- Evidence Act Section 42 - Facts necessary to explain or introduce relevant facts
- Evidence Act Section 43 - Things said or done by conspirator in reference to common design
- Evidence Act Section 44 - When facts not otherwise relevant become relevant
- Evidence Act Section 45 - In suits for damages, facts tending to enable Court to determine amount are relevant
- Evidence Act Section 46 - Facts relevant when right or custom is in question
- Evidence Act Section 47 - Facts showing existence of state of mind, or of body or bodily feeling
- Evidence Act Section 48 - Facts bearing on question whether act was accidental or intentional
- Evidence Act Section 49 - Existence of course of business when relevant
- Evidence Act Section 50 - Admission defined
- Evidence Act Section 51 - Admission by party to proceeding or his agent by suitor in representative character
- Evidence Act Section 52 - Admissions by persons whose position must be proved as against party to suit
- Evidence Act Section 53 - Admissions by persons expressly referred to by party to suit
- Evidence Act Section 54 - Proof of admissions against persons making them, and by or on their behalf
- Evidence Act Section 55 - When oral admissions as to contents of documents are relevant
- Evidence Act Section 56 - When oral admission as to contents of electronic records are relevant
- Evidence Act Section 57 - Admissions in civil cases, when relevant
- Evidence Act Section 58 - Confession caused by inducement, threat or promise, when irrelevant in criminal proceeding
- Evidence Act Section 59 - Confession to police officer not to be proved
- Evidence Act Section 60 - Confession by accused while in custody of police not to be proved against him
- Evidence Act Section 61 - How much of information received from accused may be proved
- Evidence Act Section 62 - Confession made after removal of impression caused by inducement, threat or promise relevant
- Evidence Act Section 63 - Confession otherwise relevant not to become irrelevant because of promise of secrecy, etc
- Evidence Act Section 64 - Consideration of proved confession affecting person making it and others jointly under trial for same offence
- Evidence Act Section 65 - Admissions not conclusive proof, but may estop
- Evidence Act Section 66 - Cases in which statement of relevant fact by person who is dead or cannot be found, etc., is relevant
- Evidence Act Section 67 - Relevancy of certain evidence for proving, in subsequent proceeding, the truth of facts therein stated
- Evidence Act Section 68 - Entries in books of account including those maintained in an electronic form] when relevant
- Evidence Act Section 69 - Relevancy of entry in public record or an electronic record made in performance of duty
- Evidence Act Section 70 - Relevancy of statements in maps, charts and plans
- Evidence Act Section 71 - Relevancy of statement as to fact to public nature, contained in certain Acts or notifications
- Evidence Act Section 72 - Relevancy of statements as to any law contained in law-books
- Evidence Act Section 73 - What evidence to be given when statement forms part of a conversation, document, electronic record, book or series of letters or papers
- Evidence Act Section 74 - Previous judgments relevant to bar a second suit or trial
- Evidence Act Section 75 - Relevancy of certain judgments in probate, etc., jurisdiction
- Evidence Act Section 76 - Relevancy and effect of judgments, orders or decrees, other than those mentioned in section 41
- Evidence Act Section 77 - Judgments, etc., other than those mentioned in sections 40 to 42, when relevant
- Evidence Act Section 78 - Fraud or collusion in obtaining judgment, or incompetency of Court, may be proved
- Evidence Act Section 79 - Opinions of experts
- Evidence Act Section 80 - Facts bearing upon opinions of experts
- Evidence Act Section 81 - Opinion as to handwriting, when relevant
- Evidence Act Section 82 - Opinion as to digital signature when relevant
- Evidence Act Section 83 - Opinion as to existence of right or custom, when relevan
- Evidence Act Section 84 - Opinion as to usages, tenets, etc., when relevant
- Evidence Act Section 85 - Opinion or relationship, when relevant
- Evidence Act Section 86 - Grounds of opinion, when relevant
- Evidence Act Section 87 - In civil cases character to prove conduct imputed, irrelevant
- Evidence Act Section 88 - In criminal cases, previous good character relevant
- Evidence Act Section 89 - Previous bad character not relevant, except in reply
- Evidence Act Section 90 - Character as affecting damages
- Evidence Act Section 91 - Fact judicially noticeable need not be proved
- Evidence Act Section 92 - Facts of which Court must take judicial notice
- Evidence Act Section 93 - Facts admitted need not be proved
- Evidence Act Section 94 - Proof of facts by oral evidence
- Evidence Act Section 95 - Oral evidence must be direct
- Evidence Act Section 96 - Proof of contents of documents
- Evidence Act Section 97 - Primary evidence
- Evidence Act Section 98 - Secondary evidence
- Evidence Act Section 99 - Proof of documents by primary evidence
- Evidence Act Section 100 - Cases in which secondary evidence relating to documents may be given
- Evidence Act Section 101 - Special provisions as to evidence relating to electronic record
- Evidence Act Section 102 - Admissibility of electronic records
- Evidence Act Section 103 - Rules as to notice to produce
- Evidence Act Section 104 - Proof of signature and handwriting of person alleged to have signed or written document produced
- Evidence Act Section 105 - Proof as to digital signature
- Evidence Act Section 106 - Proof of execution of document required by law to be attested
- Evidence Act Section 107 - Proof where no attesting witness found
- Evidence Act Section 108 - Admission of execution by party to attested document
- Evidence Act Section 109 - Proof when attesting witness denies the execution
- Evidence Act Section 110 - Proof of document not required by law to be attested
- Evidence Act Section 111 - Comparison of signature, writing or seal with others admitted or proved
- Evidence Act Section 112 - Proof as to verification of digital signature
- Evidence Act Section 113 - Public documents
- Evidence Act Section 114 - Private documents
- Evidence Act Section 115 - Certified copies of public documents
- Evidence Act Section 116 - Proof of documents by production of certified copies
- Evidence Act Section 117 - Proof of other official documents
- Evidence Act Section 118 - Presumption as to genuineness of certified copies
- Evidence Act Section 119 - Presumption as to documents produced as record of evidence
- Evidence Act Section 120 - Presumption as to Gazettes, newspapers, private Acts of Parliament and other documents
- Evidence Act Section 121 - Presumption as to Gazettes in electronic forms
- Evidence Act Section 122 - Presumption as to document admissible in England without proof of seal or signature
- Evidence Act Section 123 - Presumption as to maps or plans made by authority of Government
- Evidence Act Section 124 - Presumption as to collections of laws and reports of decisions
- Evidence Act Section 125 - Presumption as to power-of-attorney
- Evidence Act Section 126 - 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
- Evidence Act Section 127 - Presumption as to books, maps and charts
- Evidence Act Section 128 - Presumption as to telegraphic messages
- Evidence Act Section 129 - Presumption as to electronic messages
- Evidence Act Section 130 - Presumption as to due execution, etc. of documents not produced
- Evidence Act Section 131 - Presumption as to documents thirty years old
- Evidence Act Section 132 - Presumption as to electronic records five years old
- Evidence Act Section 133 - Evidence of terms of contracts, grants and other dispositions of property reduced to form of document
- Evidence Act Section 134 - Exclusion of evidence of oral agreement
- Evidence Act Section 135 - Exclusion of evidence to explain or amend ambiguous document
- Evidence Act Section 136 - Exclusion of evidence against application of document to existing facts
- Evidence Act Section 137 - Evidence as to document unmeaning in reference to existing facts
- Evidence Act Section 138 - Evidence as to application of language which can apply to one only of several persons
- Evidence Act Section 139 - Evidence as to application of language to one of two sets of facts, to neither of which the whole correctly applies
- Evidence Act Section 140 - Evidence as to meaning of illegible characters, etc
- Evidence Act Section 141 - Who may give evidence of agreement varying term of document
- Evidence Act Section 142 - Saving of provisions of Indian Succession Act relating to wills
- Evidence Act Section 143 - Burden of proof
- Evidence Act Section 144 - On whom burden of proof lies
- Evidence Act Section 145 - Burden of proof as to particular fact
- Evidence Act Section 146 - Burden of proving fact to be proved to make evidence admissible
- Evidence Act Section 147 - Burden of proving that case of accused comes within exceptions
- Evidence Act Section 148 - Burden of proving fact especially within knowledge
- Evidence Act Section 149 - Burden of proving death of person known to have been alive within thirty years
- Evidence Act Section 150 - Burden of proving that person is alive who has not been heard of for seven years
- Evidence Act Section 151 - Burden of proof as to relationship in the cases of partners, landlord and tenant, principal and agent
- Evidence Act Section 152 - Burden of proof as to ownership
- Evidence Act Section 153 - Proof of good faith in transactions where one party is in relation of active confidence
- Evidence Act Section 154 - Presumption as to certain offences
- Evidence Act Section 155 - Birth during marriage, conclusive proof of legitimacy
- Evidence Act Section 156 - Proof of cession of territory
- Evidence Act Section 157 - Presumption as to abetment of suicide by a married woman
- Evidence Act Section 158 - Presumption as to dowry death
- Evidence Act Section 159 - Court may presume existence of certain facts
- Evidence Act Section 160 - Presumption as to absence of consent in certain prosecutions for rape
- Evidence Act Section 161 - Estoppel
- Evidence Act Section 162 - Estoppel of tenant; and of licensee of person in possession
- Evidence Act Section 163 - Estoppel of acceptor of bill of exchange, bailee or licensee
- Evidence Act Section 164 - Who may testify
- Evidence Act Section 165 - Dumb witnesses
- Evidence Act Section 166 - Parties to civil suit, and their wives or husbands. Husband or wife of person under criminal trial
- Evidence Act Section 167 - Judges and Magistrates
- Evidence Act Section 168 - Communications during marriage
- Evidence Act Section 169 - Evidence as to affairs of State
- Evidence Act Section 170 - Official communications
- Evidence Act Section 171 - Information as to commission of offences
- Evidence Act Section 172 - Professional communications
- Evidence Act Section 173 - Section 126 to apply to interpreters, etc
- Evidence Act Section 174 - Privilege not waived by volunteering evidence
- Evidence Act Section 175 - Confidential communications with legal advisers
- Evidence Act Section 176 - Production of title-deeds of witness not a party
- Evidence Act Section 177 - Production of documents or electronic records which another person, having possession, could refuse to produce
- Evidence Act Section 178 - Witness not excused from answering on ground that answer will criminate
- Evidence Act Section 179 - Accomplice
- Evidence Act Section 180 - Number of witnesses
