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1. Conclusive Proof 2. Standard of Proof in Criminal cases

3. Explain Res Gestae with example & case laws. How has the Indian Evidence Act recognised this rule? (14 Marks)

4. Evidentiary Value of Confession 5. Expert Opinion 6. Evidence

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7. Kinds of Evidence (Oral, Documentary, Primary, Secondary (14 Marks) 8. Circumstantial Evidence (7 Marks)

9. Hearsay Evidence, its Relevance, exceptions & Admissibility (14 Marks)

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10. Best Evidence Rule 11. Object of Evidence Act (7 Marks) 12. Examination-in-Chief & its objective

13. Leading Questions 14. Witness 15. Competent Witness

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16. Dumb Witness 17. Hostile Witness 18. Child Witness or Child Testimony

19. Interested Witness 20. Chance Witness 21. Character

22. Character when Relevant 23. Corroborating or Corroboratory Evidence (or Corroboration)

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24. Confession (with Case Law) 25. Kinds of Confession 26. Retracted Confession (7 Marks)

27. Is Confession made to a Police Officer Admissible? Explain with Exceptions.

[OR Can a Confession made to a Police Officer be proved against the Accused Person? Sec. 27 is in the nature of
Proviso to Sec. 25 & 26. Explain] (14 Marks)
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28. Distinguish between Judicial & Extra-Judicial Confession

29. “Every confession is necessarily an admission but not the vice versa”. Explain. (14 Marks)

30. Admission 31. Who can Make Admission? When it can be used by or on behalf of persons?

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32. “Admission can be proved against the maker”. Explain with illustrations & case law. (14 Marks)

33. Private Document 34. Public Document. Does the certified copy of public document admissible?

35. Cross Examination 36. Re-examination

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37. Fact 38. Fact in issue (or Factum Probandum) 39. Relevant Fact (or Relevancy of fact)

40. Presumption of Fact (Material or Natural Presumption)

41. May Presume & Shall Presume (difference) (7 Marks) 42. Presumption as to Document 33 Years old

43. Define Accomplice. Is an accomplice a competent witness? State the evidentiary value of his evidence? (14 Marks)

44. Ante Litem Motam

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45. Explain Burden of Proof with appropriate examples of Indian Evidence Act, 1972.
(OR Provisions regulating the Burden of Proof) (14 Marks)

46. Burden of proof in case of Civil Cases 47. Burden of proof in case of Criminal Cases

48. Issue Estoppel 49. Refreshing Memory 50. Falsus in UNO Falsus in Omnibus
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51. Identification parade: Which type of precautions should be taken by magistrates while conduction identification
parades?

52. Plea of Alibi (7 Marks) 53. Sections Dealing with the Plea of Alibi 54. Judicial Notice

55. Indecent and Scandalous Questions 56. Lex Fori 57. Latent Ambiguity & Patent Ambiguity
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(Unit-1 starts here)

58. “Evidence may be given of Fact-in-Issue and Relevant Fact”. Discuss

59. How are facts which are occasions, cause & effects of fact-in-issue relevant? Illustrate the answer &
discuss in detail.

60. When facts ‘not otherwise relevant’ become relevant? Illustrate your answer.
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61. Nature, Scope (or Need) & Object of Evidence with the Fundamental Rules of Law of Evidence.

62. Facts forming part of some transaction are relevant. Comment & refer to illustrations & case law.

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63. Difference between fact in issue and relevant facts.

64. Define & distinguish between Proved, disproved & not proved.

65. Define Dying Declaration. Discuss the Law relating to Relevancy of Dying declaration in India. Refer to case
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66. Distinction between the English Law and Indian Law on Dying Declaration.

67. What are the essentials of Dying Declaration & Precautions to be taken by a Magistrate while recording the
Dying Declaration?

68. How Dying declaration is proved?

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69. What is the principle on which Dying declaration is admissible (assumpted) in Evidence?

70. When the opinion of expert is relevant? Examine its evidentiary value? Can it be challenged?

(Unit-3 Starts here)

71. On whom the burden of proof lies in the following:- (i) Ownership (ii) Dowry Death

72. Examine rules of burden of proof in criminal cases including the circumstances general exception given in
chapter IV of IPC.
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73. Distinguish between Public and Private Documents.

74. How Public Document & Private Document be proved/admitted?

75. Discuss by giving suitable examples, the facts which need not to be proved in civil or criminal matters.

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76. “Oral Evidence in all cases must be direct" Explain this Rule with illustration and exceptions?

77. Examine the Principle of Exclusion of Oral Evidence by Documentary Evidence.

78. Differentiate between Primary & Secondary Evidence.

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79. Under what circumstances & condition secondary evidence relating to documents can be given?

80. State the facts, issues & principles of law laid down in State of Punjab vs. Sodhi Sukhdev Singh AIR 1961

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81. Examination of Witnesses & Provisions relating to ‘Examination of Witnesses’ under Evidence law.

82. What are ‘Privileged Communications’? Under what circumstances this privilege can be claimed?

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83. Can a Wife be compelled to be witness against her husband in Civil or Criminal Case? If so, when?

84. “Cross examination is a double edged weapon, it has to be handled carefully, otherwise it may cut the
hands of the user”. Explain
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85. Explain the Condition in which leading questions can be asked or can't be asked?

86. Differentiate between Estoppel & Waiver.