Landmark case · Law of Evidence · Semester 2
J. Yashoda v. K. Shobha Rani
(2007) 5 SCC 730 · Supreme Court of India
Secondary evidence of a document is admissible only after a proper foundation is laid explaining the non-production of the original.
From topic
Oral and documentary evidence; exclusion of oral by documentary — Unit III, Law of Evidence.
Related sections:
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, 54–55 — Oral evidence and the rule that it must be direct (IEA 59–60)
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, 56–58 — Proof of contents of documents; primary and secondary evidence (IEA 61–65)
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, 94–103 — Exclusion of oral evidence by documentary evidence (IEA 91–100)