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Tape-recorded conversation
previous statement, made by a person and recorded on tape, can be used not only to corroborate the evidence given by the witness in Court but also to contradict the evidence given before the Court, as well
Fact discovered
Fact discovered, The expression 'fact discovered' includes not only the physical object produced, but also the place from which it is produced and the knowledge of the accused as to this, Prabhoo v. State of Uttar...
Nonsuit
plaintiff fails to make out a legal cause of action or fails to support his pleadings by any evidence; whether the evidence which he gives can be considered any evidence at all of a cause of action
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Material witness
the test whether a witness is material for the present purpose is not whether he would have given evidence in support of the defence. The test is whether he is a witness 'essential to the unfolding of
res gestae
a : an exception or set of exceptions to the hearsay rule that permits the admission of hearsay evidence regarding excited utterances or declarations relating to mental, emotional, or bodily states or sense impressions of a witness
suppress
b : to stop or prohibit the publication or revelation of 3 a : to exclude (illegally obtained evidence) from use at trial [ narcotics found in violation of the right against unreasonable search and seizure] b
Accused person, a person accused of an offence
the expression 'a person accused of any offence' have the same connotation, and describe the person against whom evidence is sought to be led in a criminal proceeding. The expression 'accused of any offence' is descriptive of
Nemo tenetur prodere seipsum
to the fact of his own criminality, no one can be forced to give his own oath in evidence of his guilt. The (English) Evidence Act, 1851 (14 & 15 Vict. c. 99), which by s. 5
Consideration
v. Misa, (1875) LR 10 Exch 153. Consideration is one of the facts which the courts require as evidence of intention, (a) that a person intends his promise to be binding on him, or (b) that he
Deathbed or Dying Declarations
Deathbed or Dying Declarations are constantly admitted in evidence. The principle of this exception to the general rule is founded partly on the awful situation of the
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