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Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, which of the following qualifies as secondary evidence ?

  • A.A copy made from the original by a mechanical process ensuring accuracy
  • B.An oral account given by someone who heard about the document
  • C.A certified copy not compared with the original
  • D.A translation of a document made by a person not acquainted with the language of the original

Answer: A

Secondary evidence includes a copy made from the original by a mechanical process ensuring accuracy.

Section 58 of the BSA lists secondary evidence: certified copies; copies made from the original by mechanical processes which in themselves ensure accuracy, and copies compared with such copies; copies made from or compared with the original; counterparts; oral accounts of the contents given by someone who has himself seen the document; and admissions.

An oral account by someone who only heard about the document, an uncompared copy, and a translation by someone who does not know the original language do not qualify.

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