SEM VI Law of Evidence – Unit II Class Notes

Relevancy and admissibility of confessions

Admissibility of information received from an accused person in custody

Confession of co-accused (Sections 24 to 30)

Admitted facts need not be proved (Section 58)

Dying declaration

Justification for relevance

Judicial standards for appreciation of evidentiary value – Section 32

(1) with reference to English Law

Other statements by persons who cannot be called as witnesses (Sections 32 (2) to (8), 33)

Statement under special circumstances (Sections 34 to 39)

Relevance of judgments

General principles – Fraud and collusion (Sections 40 to Sec. 44)

Expert testimony: General principles (Sections 45 – 50)

Who is an expert

Types of expert evidence

Problems of judicial defence to expert testimony