Syllabus LC 0803 Law of Evidence

 

LC 0803 Law of Evidence :

 

Objectives of the Course : The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 is the important source of Law of Evidence. The objectives of the course are to equips the students with knowledge of : (a) the fundamental principles of evidence law, (b) the strict application of it in judicial proceedings, (c) the role of evidence law in civil and criminal proceedings, (d) the connection of the course with substantive and other procedural laws, and (e) the relevance of the course in non-litigation practice. The student will also be exposed to the concerned provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

 

Module 01	Introduction of the Act (Sections 1-5) : 1.     Importance of Law of Evidence  2.     Role in Civil and Criminal Proceedings 3.     Application of the Act 4.     Interpretation clause under the Act 5.     Presumptions : May presume, shall presume and conclusive proof 6.     Relevant Definitions under the Information Technology Act, 2000 7.     Evidence of Facts in issue and Relevant Facts only 8.     Relevancy and Admissibility
Module 02	Relevancy of Facts I : 1.     What Facts are Relevant (Sections 6-16) 2.     Relevancy of Admissions (Sections 17-23 and 31) 3.     Relevancy of Confessions (Sections 24-30)
Module 03	Relevancy of Facts II : 1.       Statement by Persons who Cannot be found         (Sections 32-33) 2.      Statements made under Special Circumstances         (Sections 34-39)  3.    Judgments (Sections 40-44)
Module 04	Relevancy of Facts III : 1.     Relevancy of Opinions (Sections 45-51) 2.     Relevancy of Character (Sections 52-55) 3.     Facts which need not be Proved (Sections 56-58)
Module 05	Oral and Documentary Evidence I : 1.     Oral Evidence (Sections 59-60) 2.     Documentary Evidence (Sections 61-78)
Module 06	Oral and Documentary Evidence II : 1.     Presumptions as to Documents and Electronic Records        (Sections 79-90A)  2.     Exclusion of Oral by Documentary Evidence        (Sections 91-100)
Module 07	Burden of Proof : 1.     Burden of Proof (Sections 101-111) 2.     Presumptions (Sections 111A-114A ) 3.     Doctrine of Estoppel (Sections115-117)
Module 08	Witnesses and Examinations of Witnesses : 1.     Witnesses (Sections 118-134) 2.     Examinations of Witnesses (Sections 135-166) 3.     Improper Admission or Rejection of Evidence (Sections 167)

 

Recommended Reading :

1.     V. P. Sarathi’s Law of Evidence, 7th ed, Abhinandan Malik (ed), Eastern Book Company, 2017.

2.     M. Monir, Textbook on the Law of Evidence, 10th ed (Reprint), Universal Law House, 2016.

3.     Ryan’s Essential Evidence Outlines – Practitioner and Student Handbook, 2005.

4.     Avtar Singh, Principles of the Law of Evidence, 22nd ed, Central Law Publications, 2016.

5.     Ratanlal and Dhirajlal, The Law of Evidence, 25th ed, B M Prasad and Monish Mohan (ed), LexisNexis, 2016.

6.     Ram Jethmalani and D. S. Chopra, Law of Evidence : Concise Commentary, Thomson Reuters, 2015.

7.     C. D. Field’s Commentary on Law of Evidence, 13th ed, Delhi Law House, 2017.

8.     M. Monir’s Law of Evidence, 17th ed, Universal Law Publishing, 2016.

9.     V. Nageshwar Rao, The Indian Evidence Act, 2nd ed, LexisNexis, 2015.

10.  Woodroffe and Amir Ali’s Law of Evidence, 20th ed, B M Prasad and Manish Mohan (ed), LexisNexis, 2017.

11.  Sarkar’s Law of Evidence, 19th ed, Sudipto Sarkar and H R Jhingta (eds), LexisNexis, 2016.

12.  Y. H. Rao and Y R Rao, Expert Evidence - Medical and Non-Medical, 4th ed (Reprint 2011) LexisNexis, 2010.

13.  Ram Jethmalani and D. S .Chopra, The Law of Evidence : Commentary on Evidence Act, 1872, 2nd ed, Thomson Retures, 2016.

14.  Peter Murphy and Richard Glover, Murphy on Evidence, Oxford University Press, 12th ed, 2011.

15.  Nayan Joshi, Electronic Evidence, Kamal Publishers, 2012.

16.  K. D. Gaur, Textbook on the Indian Evidence Act, Universal Law House, 2017.

17.  N. V. Paranjpe, Evidence in Criminal Trials, Thomson Reuters, 2017.

18.  Batuklal, Law of Evidence, Central Law Agency, Allahabad.

19.  Stephen Mason,            Electronic        Evidence,        4th   ed,       2017    free      for       download        at http://humanitiesdigitallibrary.org/index.php/hdl/catalog/book/electronicevidence.

20.  Stephen Mason, Electronic Signatures in Law, 4th ed, 2016, free for download at http://humanities-digital-library.org/index.php/hdl/catalog/book/electronicsignatures.