Evidence Act Contents 1. Short title ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 2. Interpretation .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 General provisions ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 3. Oral evidence to prove occupation of immovable property ..................................................................................................... 2 4. Examination on unsworn personal answers .................................................................................................................................. 2 5. Insufficiency of notices not to exclude evidence ......................................................................................................................... 2 6. Republic need not file list of witnesses in reply ......................................................................................................................... 3 7. Copies of public documents admissible .......................................................................................................................................... 3 8. Custodians of public documents not to be summoned as witnesses except in certain cases ...................................... 3 9. Privilege not affected ............................................................................................................................................................................. 3 10. Cross-examination on written statements of witness ............................................................................................................. 3 11. Rogation .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 11A. Evidence of a child ............................................................................................................................................................................ 4 11B. Evidence of vulnerable witness ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 11C. Evidence of witness from outside the courtroom .................................................................................................................. 5 12. English law of evidence and practice to be followed .............................................................................................................. 5 13. Evidence to prove unrecorded event did not happen .............................................................................................................. 5 14. Evidence from documentary records .............................................................................................................................................. 6 15. Documentary evidence from computer records ......................................................................................................................... 7 16. Provision supplementary to sections 13, 14 and 15 ................................................................................................................ 9 17. Expert opinion ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Affirmation by Hindus and Mohammedans in lieu of oath ................................................................................................................ 10 18. Affirmation by Hindus and Mohammedans ............................................................................................................................... 10 19. Penalty for false statement ............................................................................................................................................................. 10 20. Procuring false statement ................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Oaths, declarations and affidavits ............................................................................................................................................................... 11 21. When declaration may be made instead of an oath .............................................................................................................. 11 22. Form of declaration ............................................................................................................................................................................ 11 23. Validity of oath, etc., not affected by error ............................................................................................................................... 11 24. Form of declaration in writing ....................................................................................................................................................... 11 25. Penalty for swearing false affidavit ............................................................................................................................................. 11 26. Swearing with uplifted hands ........................................................................................................................................................ 11 Admission in evidence of statutes passed by Legislatures of the United Kingdom and British possessions and protectorates ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 ii