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LAW OF EVIDENCE
PART A - 12 Marks

What is expert evidence? When is it admissible?

1.
What is evidence? Which kinds are admissible? (7M)
2.
Relevancy ofstatements of who cannot be called as
3. witnesses.
"Evidence which does not fall under the definition
4. of evidence may form the basis of
proof'- Comment.
What is estoppel? Distinguish between estoppel and
5. resjudicata.
6.
To what extent does Section 27 limit Section 25?
Explain the conviction based on uncorroborated testimony
of an accomplice.
8. "The business of the court is to try the case and not the
man, and a very bad man may
have a very righteous case"- with respect to civil and criminal
proceedings.
9. Oral evidence in all cases must be direct- Explain.
10. What is extra-judicial confession? When it is admissible?
Il. "Hearsay evidence is no evidence" and its exceptions.
12. "Evidence is to legal practice what logic is to all reasoning"- Explain.
13. Circumstances under which judgments of courts are relevant in civil and criminal
proceedings. (7M)
14. Difference between confession ofan accused and evidence of an accomplice.
15. Explain transactions in which secondary evidence is admissible.
16. "All admissible facts are relevant, but all relevant facts are not admissible"-
Elucidate.
"Oral evidence can't be adduced to vary the contents of a document"- Explain with
exceptions.
18. Kinds of presumptions as to documents & signature with illustrations from the Indian
Evidence Act.
What is legally relevant should be logically relevant, but what's logically relevant
needn't be legally relevant- Explain.
o. State the difference between direct and circumstantial evidence. Can an accused be
convicted on the basis of circumstantial evidence?
 Can evidence be allowed to clnri(Y a document whi
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ov application of facts?
"Admissioncannot be proved by or on behalf of the
personsWho
with exceptions.
Explain makethe
23. Things said or done by conspirator in reference to comm
on design
Explain. is
relevant.
24. No confession made to a police officer is relevant —Comment.
25. What is confession? Kinds and admissibility of confession.
26. Golden rules of evidence.
27. Certain confessions are not admissible against the person
accusedof
Comment. any
offence.
28. Opinion evidence is not admissible and its exceptions. (7M)
29. Facts and facts in issue. (7M)
30. Dying declaration and its admissibility. (7M)
31. Res gestae. (4M)
32. "The contents of a document must be proved by a documentitself'-
Explain
with
exceptions.
33. Explain the facts which the court must take judicial notice. Does it needto beproved?
(7M)
34. What is burden of proof? (4M) How does it shift?
35. Bring out the importance of expert opinion in a case. Whetherreliablecorroboration
is necessary to consider an expert opinion in a case?
36. When a statement will amount to confession and be relevant?Distinguish and
judicial

extra judicial confession

What do you mean by "Primary Evidence?" How it differs from secondary
evidence?
37.

PART B - 7 Marks
1. Kinds of examination of witnesses.
2. Distinguish between presumption of facts and law.
3. When leading questions can(not) be asked.
4. Comment.
"Facts not otherwise relevant when become relevant"-
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of exa
stages ptove conspiracy.
for velevnntto
handwriting of a person.
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witness.
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conununication.
i
evidence as to documents is admissible?
secondary
but circumstances never"- Comment.
may lie
10 itness
comm
unication between a lawyer and a client.
pHvileged between public and private documents. How are public documents
Differentiate

proved? admission.
between estoppel and
Distinguish
communication relating to the affairs of a state
privileged
15,
Competency of witness.
What is the extent to which the evidence of an accomplice is
is an accomplice?
admissible?
oral evidence from documentaryevidence?
is meantby exclusion of
19.
between competency and compellability of witnesses.
Differentiate
20.
questions are lawful in cross examination?
arethe facts which need not be proved?
the relevancy of character m civil and crminal cases.
Explain
23. will a witness be considered competent? Discuss the various typed of
witnesses.

PART C - 4 Marks
l. Confession.

Alibi.

Admission.
De novo trial.
5.
Hostilewitness.
6.
Judgment in
personam.
R v.
8.
beadingfield.
Estoppel.
9. Leading questions.
10. Proof of ancient documents. (7M)
11. Presumption as to dowry death.
12. Promissory estoppels.
13. Relevancy of character.
14. Admission of agents.
15. Refreshing memory.
16. Child witness.
17. Shall presume.
18. Queen Empress v. Donogue.
19. Conclusive proof.
20. Proof of legitimacy of a child.
21. Judge's power to put a question.
22. Latent ambiguity.
23. Identification parade.
24. Judgments in rem.
25. Ambiguous document.
26. Mirza Akbar v. Emperor.
27. Kamini v. Purna Chandra.
28. Relevancy.
29. Primary evidence.
30. Judicial notice.
31. Patent ambiguity.
32. Public documents.
33. Cardinal rules of evidence.
34. Scandalous questions.
35. Competency of witness.
36. Evidence as to affairs of State.
37. Expectation of benefit.
38. Proved.
39. Hearsay evidence.
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Motive.
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Presumption.
Admissionof agents.
Admissionby silence.
41 Intermediate facts.
48. Burdenofproof.
49, Proof.
Evidentiaryvalue
ofdying
fl. Admissibility
of admission. declaration.