Meaning and Legal Basis An extra-judicial confession is a statement made by an accused outside the court and not before a Magistrate, admitting guilt in […]
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Fact in Issue
Meaning and Legal Basis A Fact in Issue refers to any fact that is directly in dispute between the parties and which the court must […]
Privileged Communications
Meaning and Legal Basis Privileged communications refer to specific types of statements or information that cannot be compelled to be disclosed in a court of […]
Hear Say Evidence
Meaning and Legal Basis Hearsay evidence refers to statements made outside the courtroom and later presented in court to prove the truth of the matter […]
Document
Meaning and Legal Basis A Document is defined under Section 3(18) of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 as any matter expressed or described upon any […]
Facts in Issue
Meaning and Legal Basis Facts in Issue are the material facts that the court needs to determine in order to decide the case. They are […]
Child Witness.
Meaning and Legal Basis A Child Witness is a minor who gives testimony in a legal proceeding about events they have observed or experienced. Under […]
Alibi
Meaning and Legal Basis An Alibi is a defense in criminal law in which the accused claims that they were at a different place at […]
Cross Examination
Meaning and Legal Basis Cross-Examination is the questioning of a witness by the party opposite to the one who called the witness. It is a […]
Latent Ambiguity
Meaning and Legal Basis Latent Ambiguity refers to an ambiguity that is not apparent on the face of a document, but arises when the written […]