Company Secretary

Company Secretary

THE INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872

ACT No.

1 OF 1872*

[15th March, 1872.]

Preamble.

Preamble.-WHEREAS it amend the law of Evidence;

is

expedient to consolidate,

define

and

It is hereby enacted as follows:--

PART I

RELEVANCY OF FACTS

PART I RELEVANCY OF FACTS

CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER I.-PRELIMINARY

1.

Short title. Extent. Commencement of Act. 1. Short 1872. Extent. Extent.-It extends to the whole of India 1*[except the State of Jammu and Kashmir] and applies to all judicial proceedings in or before any Court, including Courts-martial, 2*[other than Courts-martial convened under the Army Act, (29 & 30 Vict., c. 109)] 3*[the Naval Discipline Act or 4*** the Indian Navy (Discipline) Act, 1934 (34 of 1934),] title.-This Act may be called the Indian Evidence Act,

5*[or the Air Force Act] (7 Geo. 5, c. 51.) but not to affidavits 6* presented to any Court or officer, nor to proceedings before an arbitrator; Commencement of Act.

Commencement of Act.-And it shall come into force on the first day of September, 1872.

2.

Repeal of enactments.

2. [Repeal of enactments.] Rep. by the Repealing Act, 1938 (1 of 1938), s. 2 and Sch.

3.

Interpretation clause.

3. Interpretation clause.-In this Act the following words and expressions are used in the following senses, unless a contrary intention appears from the context:"Court." "Court" includes all Judges 7* and Magistrates 8*, and all persons, except arbitrators, legally authorized to take evidence. --------------------------------------------------------------------1 Extended to and brought into force in Dadra and Nagar Haveli (w.e.f. 1.7.65) by Reg. 6 of 1963, s.2 & Sch. I. 2 The Act comes into force in Pondicherry on 1.10.1963 vide Re. 7 of 1963, s. 3 and Sch. I. Extended to Goa, Daman and Diu by Reg. 11 of 1963, s. 3 & Sch.

3 4

Extended to Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands (w.e.f. 1-10-1067); vide Reg. 8 of 1965, s. 3 & Sch....

Similar Essays