Meaning and Legal Basis Presumption as to Dowry Death arises when a woman dies under suspicious circumstances within seven years of marriage, and there is […]
Tag: Evidence Act
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 […]
Secondary Evidence
Meaning of Secondary Evidence Secondary Evidence refers to evidence that is not the original document but a substitute permitted by law when the original cannot […]
Patent Ambiguity
Meaning of Patent Ambiguity Patent Ambiguity refers to an obvious, apparent, and self-evident uncertainty appearing on the face of a document. It is a defect […]
Equitable Estoppel
Meaning and Legal Basis Equitable Estoppel is a principle that prevents a person from denying or contradicting a statement, representation, or promise they previously made […]
Presumptions as to Documents.
Meaning and Legal Basis Presumptions as to documents refer to the legal inferences that courts are permitted or required to draw regarding the authenticity or […]
Conclusive Proof
Meaning and Legal Basis Conclusive Proof refers to a legal rule where certain facts, once proved, cannot be disputed or contradicted by any other evidence. […]
Relevant facts
Definition and Legal Basis Relevant facts are those facts that logically or legally help to prove or disprove the fact in issue in a legal […]
Retracted Confession.
Meaning of Retracted Confession A retracted confession refers to a confession that an accused person initially makes voluntarily but later withdraws or denies. Under the […]
Conclusion Proof
Meaning of Conclusive Proof The term “Conclusive Proof” under Section 4 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 refers to a legal situation where the law […]