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Under sections 56, 59 and 60 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, which statement describes how a…

Section 56 recognises primary and secondary evidence as alternative ways to prove document contents. Section 59 makes primary evidence the ordinary rule, and section 60…

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Under sections 56, 59 and 60 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, which statement describes how a party may prove the contents of a document?

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Section 56 recognises primary and secondary evidence as alternative ways to prove document contents. Section 59 makes primary evidence the ordinary rule, and section 60 identifies when secondary evidence is allowed.

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Option A

Section 59 sets the ordinary rule, but section 60 permits secondary evidence in specified cases.

Option B

For ordinary documentary proof, section 60 specifies the circumstances in which secondary evidence is permitted.

Option C

Section 56 recognises either mode, and sections 59 and 60 govern when secondary evidence can be given.

Option D

Section 56 recognises alternative modes of proof. It imposes no general requirement to produce both.

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