Indian Evidence Act Chart
Indian Evidence Act an Introduction
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Indian Evidence Act, 1872 – Act No. 1 of 1872
Enacted Date- 15th March 1872 ( Received the Governor. –General’s assent )
Enforcement Date – 1st Sept. 1872.
Father of Indian Evidence Act – Sir James Fitz- James Stephen
It is devided in three Parts
Scheme of the Act-
There are 11 Chapters and 167 Sections
The Flow Chart of IEA
| Part – 1 Relevancy of Facts ( Ch. 1- Ch.2) | Part – II On Proof ( Ch. 3 – Ch. 6) | Part –III Production and Effect of Evidence ( Ch. 7 – Ch. 11) |
| Ch. – 1 Preliminary (Sec. 1-4) | Ch. – III Facts which need not be proved ( Sec. 56 -58) | Ch. – VII Of the Burden of Proof ( Sec. 101 – 114A) |
| Ch. -2 Of the Relevancy of Facts ( Sec. 5 – 55) | Ch. – IV Of Oral Evidence ( Sec. 59-60) | Ch. VIII Estoppel ( Sec. 115-117) |
| Ch. – V Of Documentary Evidence ( Sec. 61 – 90A) | Ch. IX Of Witnesses ( Sec. 118 – 134) | |
| Ch. – VI Of the Exclusion of Oral by Documentary Evidence (91-100) | Ch. X Of the Examination of Witnesses ( Sec. 135 – 166) | |
| Ch. XI Of Improper admission rejection of Evidence ( Sec. – 167) |