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As per the provisions of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, which of the following are considered…

Certified copies, accurate mechanical copies and counterparts against persons who did not execute them are forms of secondary evidence under section 58. An oral account of a…

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As per the provisions of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, which of the following are considered as "Secondary Evidence"?

I. Certified copies.

II. Copies made from the original by mechanical processes.

III. Oral accounts of the contents of a document by a person who has not seen it.

IV. Counterparts of documents.

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Correct answer B

Certified copies, accurate mechanical copies and counterparts against persons who did not execute them are forms of secondary evidence under section 58. An oral account of a document’s contents qualifies only if the person has personally seen the document. The statement describing an account by someone who has not seen it therefore fails this requirement.

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