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Indian Evidence Act, 1872

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Preamble1 - Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Section3 - Substituted by Act No. 3 of 1951, for the words "except Part B States"
Section4 - Inserted by Act No. 18 of 1919, see also section 127 of the Army Act
Section5 - Inserted by Act No. 35 of 1934
Section6 - The words "that Act as modified by" omitted by the A.O. 1950
Section7 - See now the Navy Act, 1957
Section8 - Inserted by Act No. 10 of 1927
Section9 - Substituted by Act No. 3 of 1951 for the definition of "State" and "States". 10 See now the Code of Civil Procedure,
Section12 - Substituted by Act No. 3 of 1891, for the earlier Explanation
Section14 - Inserted by Act No. 3 of 1891
Section17 - A Coroner has been declared to be Magistrate for the purposes of this section, see section 10 of the Coroners Act, 1871
Section18 - Inserted by Act No. 3 of 1891
Section19 - The words "or in Burma" omitted by the A.O. 1937
Section20 - See now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898
Section21 - Inserted by Act No. 3 of 1891
Section22 - Inserted by Act No. 18 of 1872
Section23 - Substituted by the A.O. 1948 for the words "any Government in British India"
Section24 - Inserted by the A.O. 1950
Section25 - Substituted for the words "Act of the Governor General of India in Council or of the Governors in Council of Madras or
Section26 - Substituted by Act No. 3 of 1951 for the words "an Act of the Legislature of a Part A State or a Part C State"
Section27 - Certain words omitted by Act No. 10 of 1914. 28 Inserted by Act No. 18 of 1872
Section29 - Inserted by Act No. 3 of 1891
Section30 - Inserted by Act No. 5 of 1899
Section31 - Inserted by Act No. 18 of 1872
Section32 - Substituted by Act No. 3 of 1891
Section33 - Inserted by Act No. 3 of 1891
Section34 - Substituted by the A.O. 1950
Section35 - Inserted by the A.O. 1950
Section36 - Substituted by the A.O. 1950 for the words "Her Majesty's"
Section37 - Substituted by Act No. 10 of 1927 for the words "or Navy"
Section38 - Substituted by the A.O. 1950
Section39 - Substituted by the A.O. 1948 for the words "Courts of British India"
Section40 - Substituted by Act No. 3 of 1951 for the words "the States"
Section41 - Substituted by the A.O. 1937, for the words "the G. G. or any L. G. in Council"
Section42 - Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for the words "any Act of Parliament of other"
Section43 - Substituted by the A.O. 1937, for the words "the Gazetted of India, or in the Official Gazette of any L.G.". 44
Section45 - Inserted by Act No. 18 of 1872
Section46 - Inserted by Act No. 18 of 1872
Section47 - Inserted by Act No. 31 of 1926
Section48 - The words "whether of British India, or of any other part of Her Majesty's dominions" have successively been amended by
Section49 - Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for the words "in any province"
Section50 - Substituted by the A.O. 1937, for the words "the Executive Government of British India"
Section51 - Inserted by the A.O. 1937
Section52 - Substituted by the A.O. 1937 for the words "by order of Government"
Section53 - The words "Her Majesty" stand unaltered, see the A.O. 1950
Section54 - Substituted by the A.O. 1937., for the words "public Act of the Governor General of India in Council"
Section55 - Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for the words "a Province"
Section56 - Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for the words "a British Counsel"
Section57 - Inserted by the A.O. 1948
Section58 - The words beginning from "in British India" and ending with the words "to be genuine" have been successively amended by
Section59 - Substituted by Act No. 3 of 1951 for the words "in a Part B State"
Section60 - Substituted by the A.O. 1937 for the words "the Gazette of India, or the Government Gazette of any L.G. or"
Section61 - The word "Government" has successively been amended by the A.O. 1937, A.O. 1948, Act No. 40 of 1949 and the A.O. 1950
Section62 - Substituted by the A.O. 1950 for the words "British"
Section63 - The words "of Her Majesty or" omitted by the A.O. 1950
Section64 - Substituted by the A.O. 1937, for the words "G.of I."
Section65 - Substituted by the A.O. 1950 for the words "any country not forming part"
Section66 - The words "a Part B State or of "omitted by Act No. 3 of 1951
Section67 - The words "Her Majesty or of" omitted by the A.O. 1950
Section68 - Substituted by Act No. 3 of 1891 for the words "resident in" Substituted by Act No. 3 of 1951 for the words "such Part
Section69 - Substituted by Act No. 3 of 1951 for the words "such Part B State or country"
Section70 - Substituted by Act No. 3 of 1951 for the words "that State of country"
Section71 - Substituted by Act No. 5 of 1899 for the former paragraph which had been inserted by Act No. 3 of 1891
Section72 - The words "a Part B State or" omitted by Act No. 3 of 1951
Section74 - Substituted by Act No. 3 of 1951 for the words "in and for that Part B State or country"
Section75 - Substituted by Act No. 18 of 1872 for the words "under the Indian Succession Act"
Section76 - Substituted by Act No. 18 of 1872 for the words "for want of failure"
Section77 - See now the Indian Succession Act, 1925
Section79 - Substituted by Act No. 18 of 1872 for the words "When"
Section80 - Substituted by Act No. 18 of 1872 for the words "on"
Section81 - Inserted by Act No. 61 of 1984
Section82 - Inserted by the A.O. 1937, w.e.f. 1st. April 1937
Section83 - Inserted by Act No. 46 of 1983
Section84 - Section 113B inserted by the Dowry prohibition
Section85 - Inserted by Act No. 43 of 1983
Section86 - Substituted by Act No. 3 of 1887 for the earlier section 125
Section87 - Substituted by Act No. 18 of 1872 for the words "criminal"
Section88 - Inserted by Act No. 18 of 1872
Section89 - See also section 172 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898
Section90 - Substituted by Act No. 18 of 1872 for the words "had". Central Bare Acts

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