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Sufficiency of evidence

Sufficiency of evidence, postulates existence of some evidence which links the charged officer with the misconduct alleged against him. Evidence, however, voluminous it may be, which is neither relevant in abroad sense nor establishes any nexus...

Hearsay evidence

Hearsay evidence. It is a general principle in the law of evidence that if any fact is to be proved against anyone, it ought to be proved in his presence by the testimony of a witness...

May be accepted as evidence

May be accepted as evidence, indicate that there is no compulsion on the court to accept such transaction as evidence, but it is open to the court to treat them as evidence. Merely accepting them as...

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Weight of evidence

Weight of evidence, such superiority in the evidence for one side over that for the other as calls for a verdict for the first. When a new trial is asked for on the ground that the...

Indirect evidence

Indirect evidence, proof of collateral circumstances from which a fact in controversy, not directly attested by witnesses or documents, may be inferred. It is also called circumstantial and presumptive evidence. See Taylor or Best on Evidence.

Primary evidence

Primary evidence, the best evidence as distinguished from secondary evidence.

Makes any order admitting any instrument in evidence

Makes any order admitting any instrument in evidence, the order is an order about the sufficiency or insufficiency of the stamp with reference to a document which has been admitted in evidence. No formal or specific...

Acceptance of evidence

Acceptance of evidence, is not a term of art. It has an etymological meaning. It envisages exercise of judicial mind to the materials on record. Acceptance of evidence by a court would be dependent upon the...

preponderance of the evidence

preponderance of the evidence ;also : the evidence meeting this standard [plaintiffs must show by a preponderance of the evidence that defendant's negligence proximately caused the injuries] compare clear and convincing, reasonable doubt

federal rules of evidence

federal rules of evidence Rules which govern the admissibility of evidence at trials in the Federal District Courts and before U.S. Magistrates. Many states have adopted evidence rules patterned on these federal rules. Source: FindLaw

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