The Indian Evidence Act, No. I of 1872

by party to proceeding or his agent;
by suitor in representative character;
by party interested in subject-matter;
by person from whom interest derived.

19. Admissions by persons whose position must be proved as

against party to suit.

20. Admissions by persons expressly referred to by party to suit.

21. Relevancy of admissions against or in behalf of persons con-

cerned.

22. When oral admissions as to contents of documents are relevant.

23. Certain admissions not relevant in civil cases.

24. Confession caused by inducement, threat or promise irrelevant.

25. Confession made to a police-officer not to be used as evidence.

26. Confession made by accused while in custody of police not

to be used as evidence.

27. So much of statement or confession made by accused as relates

to fact thereby discovered may be proved.

28. Confession made after removal of impression caused by induce-

ment, threat or promise, relevant.

29. Admission otherwise relevant not to become irrelevant because

of promise of secrecy, &c.

30. Admission affecting person making it and others jointly under

trial for same offence.

31. Admission not conclusive proof, but may estop.

Statements by persons who cannot be called as witnesses.

32. Cases in which statement of relevant fact by person who is

dead or cannot be found, &c., is relevant;

when it relates to cause of death;

or is made in course of business;

or is against interest of maker;

or gives opinion as to public right or custom or matter of

general interest ;

or relates to existence of relationship;

or is made in will or deed of deceased person;

or relates to transaction mentioned in section 13, clause (a);

or is made by several persons and expresses feelings relevant

to matter in question.

33. Evidence in a former judicial proceeding when relevant.

SECTION.

Statements made under special circumstances.

34. Entries in books of account when relevant.

35. Entry in public record, made in performance of duty enjoined

by law, when relevant.

36. Maps and plans when relevant.

37. Statement as to fact of public nature contained in any Act or

Notification of Government, when relevant.

38. Statements in law-books.

How much of a statement is to be proved.

39. What evidence to be given when statement forms part of a

conversation, document, book or series of letters or papers.

Judgments of Courts of Justice when relevant.

40. Previous judgments relevant to bar a second suit or trial.

41. Judgments in probate, matrimonial, admiralty or insolvency

jurisdiction.

42. Judgments relating to public matters.

43. Other judgments, not relevant.

44. Fraud, collusion or incompetency of Court may be proved.

Opinions of third persons when relevant.

45. Opinions of experts.

46. Facts bearing upon opinions of experts.

47. Opinion as to handwriting.

48. Opinion as to existence of right or custom, when relevant.

49. Opinions as to usages, tenets, &c., when relevant.

50. Opinion on relationship, when relevant.

51. Grounds of opinion, when relevant.

Character when relevant.

52. In civil cases character to prove conduct imputed, irrelevant.

53. In criminal cases previous good character relevant.

54. Previous conviction in criminal trials relevant, but not pre-
vious bad character, except proof of good character be given.
55. Character as affecting damages.

PART II.

ON PROOF.

CHAPTER III.

Facts which need not be proved.

56. No evidence required of fact judicially noticed.

57. Facts of which Court must take judicial notice.

59. Proof of facts by oral evidence.

60. Oral evidence must be direct.