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Law of Evidence
Modes of proving the handwriting of a person
Modes of Proving the Handwriting of a Person
Introduction
Art. 78 of Qanun-e-Shahadat Order 1984 provides that if a document is alleged to be signed or have been written wholly or in part by any person, the…
Accomplice
Accomplice
An accomplice shall be competent witness against an accused person, except in the case of an offence punishable with Hadd and a conviction is not illegal merely because it proceeds upon the uncorroborated testimony of an…
Modes of prove of Public and Private documents
Modes of prove of Public and Private documents
Introduction:
Law of evidence divides documents into two categories:-Public document
Private documentLord Blackburn defined a public document as “a document that is made for the…
Refreshing of memory by a Witness
Refreshing of memory by a Witness
Introduction
Ordinarily a witness deposes to facts from the recollection but memory fades and it is therefore very necessary that he should be allowed to assist his memory by looking at documents…
Improper Admission and Rejection of Evidence
Improper Admission and Rejection of Evidence
Article 162 of Qanun e Shahadat Order provides thatImproper admission, or
RejectionOf evidence in a civil or criminal case is no ground for a new trial, or reversal of any decision,…
Leading Questions
Leading Questions
Any statement suggesting the answer which the person putting it wishes or expects to receive, is called a leading question. It is a question framed in such a manner that it throws a hint as to, or suggests directly or…
Modes of Examination of witness
Modes of Examination of witness
Examination in Chief
Defination:
The examination of a witness by the party who calls him shall be called his examination in chief”.
Object and Purpose
The purpose of the examination in chief is to lay…
Secondary Evidence when admissible
Secondary Evidence when admissible
Defination:
Article 74 defines secondary evidence to mean and include:Certified copies given under the provisions of QSO 1984
Copies made from the original by mechanical process.
Copies made…
Impeaching the credit of witness
Impeaching the credit of witness
Principle and Scope:
Articles 132, 140, 141 contains provisions for impeaching the credit of a witness by cross examination. Article 151 deals with another mode of impeaching credit of a witness, viz by…