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:- 7058019116
District Court Solapur & Thane.

INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872

1986
1. Write Short Notes.
a) Confession of Co-accused
b) Child witness
c) Ancient document
2. What is accomplice evidence ? Can a conviction be based on un-corroborated
testimony of an accomplice ? Discuss with reference to Section 114 and Section
133 of the Evidence Act.
3. What are the requisites of valid confession by an accussed ? What precautions are
to be observed by a magistrate in recording the confession ?

1989
1. Answer the following.
a) What is dying declaration ?
b) What precautions should be taken while recording dying declartation ?
c) Whether the accused can be convicted on the basis of uncorroborated dying
declaration ?
d) What is primary evidence and secondary evidence ?
e) In which cases secondary evidence relating to documents may be given ?

1991

1. Write Short Notes.

a) Motive, Preparation and Previous or Subsequent Conduct
b) Admission and Confession
2. Enumerate separately which documents fall within the categories of public
documents and private documents.
3. Who can record and how the confession made to him by a person in the course
of investigation is recorded by him ?

1993

1. What are the presumptions arising out of Section 114 of Evidence Act ? Explain
with examples.
2. Proved.
3. Explain law relating to dying declaration.
4. Confession made by the accused before police is not admissible in law, but
there is exceptional rule, to that limited extent it is admissible. Explain.
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1998

1. (a) State about presumption as to documents 30 years old as per Indian

Evidence Act.
(b) Whether that presumption is available to the copy of the document ?
(c) State about conclusive presumption under Evidence Act.
(d) What is burden of proof and on whom it lies ?
2. (a) When oral evidence is permissible to prove written document as per
Evidence Act ?
(b) In which cases, secondary evidence relating to documents can be given ?
3. (a) State the cases in which statement of relevant facts by person who is dead or
cannot be found, is relevant ?
(b) Under which provisions of Evidence Act, certified copy of public document
is admissible in evidence ?
(c) Under which provisions of Evidence Act, entries in books of account are
relevant and admissible ?
4. (a) The court may presume the existence of certain facts under Evidence Act,
which are those ? State briefly.
(b) State the presumption as to dowry death as per Evidence Act ?
(c) State the presumption as to abetment of suicide by a married woman as per
Evidence Act ?

2000

1. When a fact is said to be “Proved”, “Disproved” and “Not Proved”.

2. What questions are lawful in cross-examination ?
3. Opinion of third person when relevant as per the Indian Evidence Act.

2003

1. Discuss primary evidence and secondary evidence. Enumerate cases in which

secondary evidence relating to document may be given.
2. (a) What is an Examination-in-chief ? When leading questions can be asked in
Examination-in-chief ?
(b) What is Cross-examination ? Which questions can be asked in the
Cross-examination ?
3. What is public document ? What are the special provisions in the Evidence Act
regarding public documents ?
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4. Write Short Notes (Any two).
(a) Estoppel.
(b) Refreshing memory.
(c) Ancient document.
(d) Burden of proof. On whom the burden of proof lies ?

2005

1. When is confession is admissible against the maker ?

2. Write Short Notes.
a) Child witness and the appreciation of his evidence.
b) Proof of execution of document required by law to be attested.
c) Principle of Estoppel.
3. Explain dying declaration in 200 words.

2008

1. What is dowry death ? Explain the presumption u/s. 113-B of Evidence Act,
when it is to be invoked and what is the effect on burden of proof ?
2. Explain the difference between direct and hearsay evidence, state under which
circumstances hearsay evidence is admissible and what are the reasons for the
same ?
3. Write Short Notes.
a) Who is accomplice ? How his evidence is to be assessed ?
b) Public and Private documents.
c) Estoppel.
d) Use of the statement recorded by police.
e) Confession made before police and extra-judicial confession.

2010

1. Write Notes (Any two).

a) Admission and Confession.
b) Public document.
c) Use of previous statement in writing of a witness during the trial.
d) Estoppel.
2. Explain the provisions relating to admissibility of oral evidence at variance
with the terms of contract in between the parties reduced into writing by them.
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3. What is presumption ? State the provisions regarding presumption as to
abatement of suicide by a married woman and dowry death of a married
woman.
4. (a) What is primary evidence and secondary evidence ? When is the secondary
evidence admissible ?
(b) How the execution of a document can be proved ?

2011

1. Write Notes on any two.

a) Proved, Disproved and Not Proved.
b) Opinion of experts.
c) Direct oral evidence.
d) Fact-in-issue and Relevant fact.
2. Explain order of examination of witnesses and whether a witness not
examined-in-chief is allowed to be cross-examined by an adverse party.

2012

1. Explain the procedure for proving contents of electronic record and truth or
falsehood of those contents.
2. Write Notes on any two.
a) Concepts of contradiction, omissions and subtraction.
b) Nature of questions to be asked to the witness during three stages of his
examination.
c) Legality of evidential value of modern techniques of investigation such as
Polygraph test, Narcoanalysis test and Brain fingerprint test.
d) Exceptions to general rule, “Hearsay evidence is not admissible”.
3. Write Short Notes on any four.
a) Fact in issue.
b) Relevancy of fact and admissibility of evidence.
c) Use of dying declaration after survival of its maker recorded by (a) Police
and (b) other than police official.
d) Purpose and evidential value of test identity parade.
e) Refreshing of memory.
f) Res-Gestae.
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2014
1. Write short notes on any two.
a) Facts of which court must take a judicial notice.
b) Difference between an admission and a confession.
c) Impeaching credit of witness.
d) Competency of an accomplice to testify and precaution to be taken while
appreciating his evidence.

2015

1. Define „Admission‟, and explain : „Admissions are not conclusive proof of the
fact admitted, but they may operate as estoppels‟.
2. When are statements made by a person who is dead are relevant and admissible
in evidence ?
3. Write Short notes any four.
a) Expert opinion
b) Presumption as to 30 year-old document
c) Hearsay evidence
d) Estoppel
e) Secondary evidence
f) Hostile witness

2016

1. What is meant by burden of proof ? On whom does it lies ? Does the burden of
proof shifts ?
2. Write Short Notes (Any two).
a) Document
b) Hostile witness
c) Res-Gestae
d) Secondary evidence.
3. Difference between – Admission and Confession.

2017

1. Write Notes any two.

a) When fact not otherwise relevant becomes relevant.
2. Discuss law of hearsay evidence and also explain the rationale behind
exclusion of hearsay evidence.
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3. Write Short Notes (Any four).
(a) Electronic records.
(b) Cross-examination of witnesses.
(c) Refreshing memory.
(d) Judge‟s power under Sec. 165 of the Indian Evidence Act.
(e) Impeaching credit of witness.
(f) Who may testify.

2019

1. Write Difference between (Any two).

a) Relevant fact and Fact in issue.
2. Write Notes (Any two).
(a) Hearsay Evidence.
3. Write Short Notes (Any four).
(a) Restriction for use of statement recorded by police officer during
investigation.
(b) Estoppel.

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