Short Essay on Evidence Act in India – Adjudication is about applying law to the facts. What happened, how and why are all relevant questions to be answered by the parties involved and established by cogent evidence?
The evidence should be placed before the court and reasonable opportunity should be given to the opposite party to rebut it.
In order to make sure that the facts are clear enough for the law to be applied, certain rules are followed to eliminate the possibility of admitting falsehood as the truth or encouraging unethical way of procuring or presenting the evidence.
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The law of evidence comes in to serve the purpose. It is a substantive law by which the courts come to conclusion about the facts of the case and pronounce judgments accordingly.
The accused in a criminal case is arrested under the IPC and the procedure is followed under the Criminal Procedure Code by both the police and the court but the court prosecutes on the basis of evidence produced against the accused under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
This law defines the court, fact, documents, evidence and presumptions, relevancy of facts, admission of proceedings, proof of facts, oral evidence, documentary evidence, production and effect of evidence, burden of proof, estoppels, witnesses and the examination of witnesses.
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The law of evidence also deals with the improper admission and rejection of evidence. Along with the Indian Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code the law of evidence plays a vital role in the administration of justice in criminal adjudication.