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Which one of the following Sections relates to Secondary evidence?
Question

Which one of the following Sections relates to Secondary evidence?

A.

Section 60

B.

Section 80

C.

Section 63

D.

Section 62

Correct option is C

Section 63 of the Indian Evidence Act defines secondary evidence. It includes copies made from the original by mechanical processes, copies compared with such copies, oral accounts of the contents of a document, and counterparts of documents against the parties who did not execute them.
Information Booster Secondary evidence is admissible when primary evidence is unavailable due to reasons like the original being lost or destroyed. However, for secondary evidence to be admissible, the conditions under Sections 65 and other relevant Sections must be fulfilled.
Additional Knowledge
· Section 60 is about the mode of providing oral evidence, stating that it must be direct.
· Section 80 pertains to the presumption as to documents produced as records of evidence.
· Section 62 defines primary evidence, which is the most direct and reliable form of evidence.

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