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

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