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What is the role of the "best evidence rule" in the law of evidence?

The best evidence rule, reflected in the primary and secondary evidence scheme of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (carried over from the Indian Evidence Act, 1872),…

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What is the role of the "best evidence rule" in the law of evidence?

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The best evidence rule, reflected in the primary and secondary evidence scheme of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (carried over from the Indian Evidence Act, 1872), requires a document to be proved by producing the original, so "It limits the use of secondary evidence when the original document is available".

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