THE INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872
[Act, No. 1 of 1872]1
[15th March, 1872]
Arrangement of Sections
PREAMBLE
WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate, define and amend the law of Evidence, it is hereby enacted as follows:-
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1. The Act has been extended to Goa, Daman and Diu by Reg. 11 of 1963, section 3 and Schedule., extended to and brought into force in Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Reg. 6 of 1963, section 2 and Schedule 1 (w.e.f. 1-7-1965) and to the whole of Union territory of Lakshadweep by Reg. 8 of 1965 (w.e.f. 1-10-1967). The Act came into force in Pondicherry on 1-10-1963 vide Reg. 7 of 1963, section 3 and Schedule 1. The Act has been amended in West Bengal by West Bengal Act 20 of 1960 and in Tamil Nadu by Tamil Nadu Act 67 of 1979.