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Hearsay, The word 'hearsay' is used in various senses. Sometimes it means whatever a person is heard to say; sometimes it means whatever a person declares on information given by someone else. (see Stephen on Law of Evidence), J.D. Jain v. Management of State Bank of India, AIR 1982 SC 673 (676): (1982) SCC 143: (1982) 2 SCR 227.