Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, character may be relevant, subject to the conditions and exclusions in its character-evidence provisions, in:
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Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, character may be relevant, subject to the conditions and exclusions in its character-evidence provisions, in:
Civil cases only
Criminal cases only
Neither civil nor criminal cases
Civil and criminal cases
Answer and explanation
Section 47 recognises an accused's good character in criminal proceedings; section 50 recognises character affecting the amount of civil damages. Relevance is conditional, not a rule admitting every kind of character evidence in every case.
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