Sections _____ of the Indian Evidence Act deals with the relevancy of admission and confessions
S.5-25 BSA (S. 7-31 IEA)
Section _______ defines admission.
S.15 BSA (S.17 IEA)
Admissions
can be either oral or writing
Section ____ was amended by the Information Technology Act, 2000
S. 17 IEA
Admission means
statement suggesting inference as to any fact in issue
Admissions are not conclusive proof of the matters admitted but they may operate as:
estoppels
Statements made by an agent to any party to the proceedings are admissions
if the court regards, under the circumstances of the case, that the agent is expressly or impliedly authorized to make them.
‘Admission’ according to the Indian Evidence Act includes statement made by:
1.expressly referred person. 2.agent of a party to proceeding authorized to make the statement. 3.person whose liability must be proved. 4.person from whom the party derived his interest in the subject matter.
Under the provisions of the Indian Evidence Act admissions and confessions
have the different meaning.
All the admission are confessions but all the confessions are not admissions.
The statement is incorrect. The Correct statement is All confessions are admissions but all admissions are not confessions.
Admissions bind the maker in so far as it relates to
Facts.
What is evidentiary value of admission?
They operate as estoppels
An admission by one of the several defendants in a suit against another defendant and an admission by a guardian ad litem against a minor
Is no evidence
Under Indian Evidence Act, ‘admission’ can be made by
1.party to the suit 2.a counsel of party 3.person interested in the subject-matter
Admission made by a party who has not been expressly referred to by a party to suit
irrelevant
Co-defendant cannot make
admission
The general rule is that admissions are proved against the maker. ____ of the Evidence Act provide for exception of the rule
S.19 BSA (S. 21 IEA)
Section of the Indian Evidence Act lays down the rule that in certain circumstances admission can be provided by or on behalf of the person making it
S.19 BSA (S. 21 IEA)
A’ is accused of receiving stolen goods knowing them to be stolen. He offers to prove that he refused to sell them below their value.
‘A’ may prove the statements, though in the nature of admission, because they are explanatory of conduct influenced by facts in issue.
Section ____ of Indian Evidence Act has been amended in 2000, for admissions of electronic records?
Section 22A (Omitted in BSA as electronic records is already included in the definition of documents.)
Oral admission as to contents of electronic records are relevant when
The genuineness of the electronic record produced is in question
The provision of relevancy of oral admission as to contents of electronic records is provided under ______
Section 22A of IEA (Omitted in BSA as electronic records is already included in the definition of documents. Hence the case is covered by section 20 of BSA)
Section ____ deals relevancy of admissions in civil cases
S. 21 BSA (S. 23 IEA)
Sections ____ of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 does NOT deal with criminal matters
S. 21 BSA (S. 23 IEA)
When a person makes an admission upon a condition that evidence of it shall not be given, it cannot be proved against him. This is laid down
S. 21 BSA (S. 23 IEA)
Communication made ‘without prejudice’ are protected under
S. 21 BSA (S. 23 IEA)
The question is, whether a horse sold by A to B is sound; A says to B- “go and ask C, C knows all about it.: C’s statement is:
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