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Which of the following provision–subject pairs under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, is…

Section 57 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 defines primary evidence. Secondary evidence is dealt with in section 58. The other pairs correctly identify experts’…

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Which of the following provision–subject pairs under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, is incorrectly matched?

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Section 57 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 defines primary evidence. Secondary evidence is dealt with in section 58. The other pairs correctly identify experts’ opinions (section 39), leading questions (section 146) and the rule that no particular number of witnesses is required to prove a fact (section 139). (Under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 these were sections 62, 63, 45, 141 and 134 respectively.)

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