Tag: EVIDENCE

Ramesh Dasu Chauhan and Another Vs. State of Maharashtra-04/07/19

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Evidence Act-There is no gainsaying that confession made to a police officer cannot be proved as against a person accused of any offence and no confession made by a person while in police custody except made in the immediate presence of a Magistrate, can be proved against him in view of embargo created by Sections 25 and 26 of the Evidence Act. Section 27 of the Act nevertheless carves out an exception as it provides that when any fact is deposed to as discovered in consequence of information received from a person accused of any offence while he is in police custody, "so much of such information", regardless of it being a confession or not, may be proved, if it relates distinctly to the fact thereby discovered.

What is the meaning of ‘proof beyond reasonable doubt’

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The expression ‘proof beyond reasonable doubt’ in criminal law requires the prosecution to establish guilt and secure conviction of the accused by proving the charge ‘beyond reasonable doubt’. In Ramakant Rai Vs. Madan Rai & Ors. (2003) 12 SCC 395 referring to the expression…

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Parārthānumānam -in Evidence of Inference

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परार्थानुमानम् परार्थानुमानलक्षणम् त्रिरुपलिङ्गाख्यानं परार्थानुमानम्। अन्वयव्यतिरेकपक्षधर्मतासंज्ञकानि त्रीणि रुपाणि, येन वचनेन प्रख्याप्यन्ते तद्वचनमुपचारादनुमानशब्देनोच्यते॥ तस्य द्वैविध्यम् तद् द्विविधम् साधर्म्यवद्वैधर्म्यवच्च। साध्यधर्मिदृष्टान्तधमिणोर्हेतु सत्ताकृतं सादृश्यं साधर्म्यम्। तद्यस्यास्ति तत् साधर्म्यवत् साधनवाक्यम्। साध्यधर्मिदृष्टान्तधर्मिणोर्हेतुसत्ताकृतं वैसादृश्यं वैधर्म्यम्। तद्यस्यास्ति तद्वैधर्म्यवत साधनवाक्यम्। स्वभावहेतोस्साधर्म्यवत्प्रयोगनिरुपणम् , संस्कृतस्य सर्वस्य क्षणिक त्वसमर्थनं च तत्र स्वभावहेतोः साधर्म्यवन्तं…

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Anumānam – Evidence of Inference

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स्वार्थानुमानम् अनुमानस्य द्वैविध्यम् स्वार्थानुमानलक्षणम् अनुमानं द्विविधम् - स्वार्थं परार्थं च। स्वस्मै यत्तत् स्वार्थमनुमानं ज्ञानात्मकम्। पर्वतादौ धर्मिणि धूमादिकं दृष्ट्वा यस्य प्रतिपत्तुः वह्निज्ञानमुत्पद्यते, स एव तेन ज्ञानेन परोक्षमर्थं प्रतिपद्यते नान्य इति स्वार्थानुमानमुच्यते। परस्मै यत्तत् परार्थम्। परार्थानुमानं वचनात्मकम्। त्रिरुपलिङ्गप्रतिपादकं वचनं परं प्रतिपादयति ज्ञापयतीति…

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Pratyakṣam – Evidence of Direct Perception

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From तर्कभाषा प्रत्यक्षम् मङ्गलाचरणम् गुरुं प्रणम्य लोकेशं शिशुनामल्पमेधसाम्। धर्मकीर्तिमतं श्रुत्यै तर्कभाषा प्रकाश्यते॥ प्रमाणसामान्यलक्षणम् [ Proof] इह खलु प्रेक्षापूर्वकारिणोऽर्थिजनाः सर्वपुरुषार्थसिद्धिनिमित्तं प्रमाणमनुसरन्तीति प्रमाणमादौ व्युत्पाद्द्यते। प्रमाणं सम्यग्ज्ञानमपूर्वगोचरम्। प्रमीयतेऽर्थोऽनेनेति प्रमाणम्। तदेव सम्यग्ज्ञानम्, सन्देहविपर्यासदोषरहितत्वात्। अविसंवादकं ज्ञानं लोके सम्यग् ज्ञानमभिधीयते। न च संशयविपर्यासज्ञानयोरविसंवादकत्वमस्ति।यथा स्थाणुर्वा पुरुषो वेति…

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Use of Order 18 Rule 17A of CPC is for production of evidence not previously known or which could not be produced despite due diligence

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The power under section 151 will have to be used with circumspection and care, only where it is absolutely necessary, when there is no provision in the Code governing the matter, when the bona fides of the applicant cannot be…

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