In this article, Sagnik Chatterjee who is currently in 2nd Year pursuing BA.LL.B, from Symbiosis Law School, Pune, discusses about the topic Privileged Communications under the Indian Evidence Act. Introduction The privilege of a witness implies the privilege of a witness to retain proof to disclose certain issues. There are certain conditions in which certain people areRead More
This post is written by Anushree Tadge, a 3rd-year law student of ILS Law College, Pune, she has tried to explain briefly both the concepts- Burden of Proof and Presumptions in the Indian Evidence Act. Introduction In any kind of legal proceeding, the question pertaining to proving of a fact (by both the parties) isRead More
This article has been submitted by Aaditya Kapoor, a law-aspiring student of Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies. Through his research, Aaditya strived to shed light upon the admissibility and applicability in courts, of evidence obtained from an accomplice to the crime. Introduction While investigating a crime after its commission, there are a number of stagesRead More
This article has been written by Mansi Tyagi, a student at Symbiosis Law School, Pune. In this article, she has examined sections 118-166 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. She has tried explaining two aspects of witnesses under Evidence law in India – who can be a witness and the rules concerning the examination ofRead More
The information we put into social media accounts is indefinitely stored and available for future access, and therefore, it’s not far-fetched to see how something that starts off as a simple text exchange between friends can be transformed into e-Evidence within court proceedings.
Theory of Relevancy is the first and foremost hurdle that is applied to any evidence and any and every evidence needs to be cleared for getting admitted in the court of law. Relevant facts, also known as factum probans, are the facts which will be used to prove the genuineness of the facts in issue, i.e. factum
In Criminal trials, the most important step to follow as soon as the accused is arrested is confirming whether the accused is really the ‘accused’ as far as the crime scene is concerned.
Test identification parade is an effective tool in the investigation and with the correct procedure, it can be made admissible as evidence in the courts (corroborative evidence), the purpose is mainly to test and improve the credibility of existing substantial evidence in the case.
This article is written by Sharat Gopal, pursuing BA.LL.B from GGSIPU. This article discusses about “Burden Of Proof” and its application in the Indian Judicial system with case laws. Let us understand this with an illustration as B is booked for theft for stealing A’s gold chain. B denies this accusation and claims that heRead More
This Article is written by Ritesha Das, Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad. In this article, she has discussed the admissibility of oral and documentary evidence. INTRODUCTION The legal definition of evidence is neither static nor universal. Medieval interpretation of evidence in the era of trials by ordeal would rather be unfamiliar to the contemporary sensibilities and there is no approach to evidence andRead More
This article is written by Nikhilesh Koundinya, Symbiosis Law School, Pune. In this article he has discussed about the admissibility of dying declaration. Dying declaration refers to a statement made by a victim regarding the causes of his death or circumstances that lead to his death eventually. To put into simpler words, it refers toRead More