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Under section 58 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, which of these qualify as secondary…

Section 58(iii) covers copies made from or compared with the original, and section 58(v) covers firsthand oral accounts of the original’s contents. This question tests how…

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Under section 58 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, which of these qualify as secondary evidence?

I. A copy made from or compared with the original document.

II. An oral account of the document’s contents by a person who saw the original.

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Correct answer C

Section 58(iii) covers copies made from or compared with the original, and section 58(v) covers firsthand oral accounts of the original’s contents.

This question tests how the forms of evidence are classified. Whether secondary evidence may be given in a particular case is governed by section 60.

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Option A

Section 58(iii) covers the copy, and section 58(v) also covers the firsthand account.

Option B

Section 58(v) covers the firsthand account, and section 58(iii) also covers the copy.

Option C

Both are expressly included in section 58.

Option D

The definition expressly includes each of these two forms.

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