In which of the following cases character is not relevant under Law of Evidence?
Under section 52 of the Evidence Act, in civil cases the fact that a person's character is such as to render probable or improbable any conduct imputed to him is irrelevant,…
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In which of the following cases character is not relevant under Law of Evidence?
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Correct answer A
Under section 52 of the Evidence Act, in civil cases the fact that a person's character is such as to render probable or improbable any conduct imputed to him is irrelevant, except so far as it appears from facts otherwise relevant. By contrast, previous good character of the accused is relevant in criminal cases (section 53), bad character becomes relevant in reply to evidence of good character (section 54), and character affecting damages is relevant in civil cases (section 55).
Current law: BSA sections 46, 47, 49 and 50 retain these distinctions. The separate sexual-offence consent rule now in BSA section 48 corresponds to former Evidence Act section 53A, which was added in 2013.
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