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Allahabad HC: Weapon's Discovery on Disclosure Statement of Accused Not Enough to Prove Guilt(11.04.2022)

Allahabad High Court has held the discovery of the material object/crime weapon at the disclosure of the accused is important under Section 27 of the .....

Tags : Allahabad High Court, Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, discovery, weapon

All. HC: S. 106 IEA Not Attracted Unless Initial Burden of Establishing Guilt of Accused Discharged(30.05.2023)

Allahabad High Court has observed that Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act (IEA) cannot be attracted in a case unless prosecution prima facie disch.....

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SC: Section 68 of Evidence Act Does Not Require Attesting Witnesses to Prove Registered Sale Deeds(15.07.2026)

Supreme Court held that a registered sale deed need not be proved through an attesting witness under the proviso to Section 68 of the Indian Evidence .....

Tags : Indian Evidence Act; Witness; Sale Deeds

Patna HC: Whatsapp Messages Need Section 65B Certificate, Oral Evidence is Insufficient(11.08.2026)

Patna High Court ruled that WhatsApp messages cannot be admitted as electronic evidence without the mandatory Section 65B(4) certificate under the Ind.....

Tags : WhatsApp; Oral Evidence; Indian Evidence Act

SC: Signed Carbon Copy As Good As Original in Evidence(31.10.2019)

Supreme Court has held that signed carbon copy of a document is as good as the original document and can be admissible as a primary evidence under Sec.....

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Delhi High Court: No Adverse Inference if Handwriting Sample Refused Without Section 73 Disclosure(15.04.2026)

Delhi High Court held that no adverse inference can be drawn against a party for refusing to give a handwriting sample if the court has not clearly di.....

Tags : Indian Evidence Act, Handwriting Sample, Disclosure

SC: S.27 Indian Evidence Act Discovery is Formidable Link in Circumstantial Evidence Chain(23.02.2026)

Supreme Court upheld a conviction in a ransom murder case based solely on circumstantial evidence, holding that the accused’s disclosure statements un.....

Tags : Indian Evidence Act, Discovery, Circumstantial Evidence

Rajasthan HC: School Certificate Alone Not Proof of Victim's Age(04.08.2025)

Rajasthan High Court held that a school-issued certificate, unsupported by other proof, is insufficient to determine the age of a kidnapped victim, un.....

Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Age Determination, Indian Evidence Act, Section 35

SC: Accused Liable to Provide Explanation When Offence is Committed Within Privacy of their House(28.10.2024)

The Supreme Court has observed that failure of accused to offer explanation can be treated as an adverse circumstance against them as per Section 106 .....

Tags : Supreme Court, Indian Evidence Act, 1872, adverse circumstance

ITAT, Mumbai: Data Retrieved From Pen Drive Can’t be Sole Evidence For Re-Assessment(28.04.2022)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has held that the data retrieved from the pen drive seized during the search can’t be a sole basis for re-assess.....

Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, data retrieved, Income Tax Act, 1961, section 147, section 148, section 65B (4), Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Ker HC: Onus to Bring Statement Within Ambit of Sec. 32(1) of IEA is on Party Who Wishes to Avail it(31.05.2024)

Ker HC has observed that provisions of Section 32(1) of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 are in nature of an exception and onus of establishing the circumsta.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Indian Evidence Act, Exceptions