Indian Evidence Act

 The Indian evidence act ,1872 applies to

• Quasi Judicial Proceedings

• Proceedings before Labour court

• Proceedings before Tribunals

• Judicial Proceedings

 Indian Evidence Act was drafted by

• Lord Macaulay

•  Sir James F. Stephen

• Huxley

•  Sir Henry Summer Maine.

Aim of Cross Examination of a Witness is to test his

• Credibility 

• Intelligence 

• Poverty

• Leadership

Opinions of experts are relevant

• under section 45 of Evidence Act

• under section 46 of Evidence Act

• under section 47 of Evidence Act

• under section 48 of Evidence Act

A dying declaration is admissible

• only in criminal proceedings

• only in civil proceedings

• in civil as well as criminal proceedings ‘both

• in criminal proceedings alone : not in civil proceedings