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Which of the following sections of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 defines secondary evidence?

Section 58 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly section 63 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872) states what secondary evidence includes, such as certified copies,…

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Which of the following sections of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 defines secondary evidence?

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Section 58 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly section 63 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872) states what secondary evidence includes, such as certified copies, copies made by mechanical processes and oral accounts of the contents of a document. Section 57 defines primary evidence, section 60 lists the cases in which secondary evidence may be given, and section 55 requires oral evidence to be direct.

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