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Which of the following statements are correct? (i) Evidence of character in civil cases is irrelevant…

Statement (i), character in civil cases is irrelevant (s.46 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, formerly s.52 IEA), statement (ii), a previous conviction is relevant…

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Which of the following statements are correct?
(i) Evidence of character in civil cases is irrelevant
(ii) Previous conviction is relevant as evidence of bad character.
(iii) Evidence of good character is relevant in criminal cases.
(iv) The word "character" includes reputation only.

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Correct answer B

Statement (i), character in civil cases is irrelevant (s.46 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, formerly s.52 IEA), statement (ii), a previous conviction is relevant as bad character (Explanation 2 to s.49), and statement (iii), good character is relevant in criminal cases (s.47), are correct, so "(i), (ii) and (iii) are correct"; statement (iv) is wrong since character includes both reputation and disposition (Explanation to s.50).

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