LL.B. (Three Years) Sem 6 BSA and Law of Evidence Apr 2025 Evidence 60/40 Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

Questions asked in this paper

SECTION I - Q.1: Answer the following in not more than two or three sentences, any six (12 Marks - 2 marks each)

1. Q1 What do you mean by Fact?
2. Q2 What is the meaning of Evidence?
3. Q3 Hearsay Evidence.
4. Q4 Dying Declaration.
5. Q5 Primary Evidence.
6. Q6 What is meant by Document?
7. Q7 Hostile Witness.
8. Q8 Who is an Accomplice?
9. Q9 What is a leading question?
10. Q10 Confession.

SECTION II - Q.2: Short notes, any two (12 Marks - 6 marks each)

1. Q11 Admission.
2. Q12 The maxim "falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus".
3. Q13 Principle of Res Gestae.
4. Q14 Experts' Opinion.

SECTION III - Q.3: Situational problems, any two (12 Marks - 6 marks each)

1. Q15 A person accused of inflicting grievous injury on a complainant states that he did it in "self-defence". (i) On whom does the burden to prove the right to exercise self-defence lie? (ii) Whether the self-defence was proportionate to the threat?
2. Q16 "A" makes a confession to a police officer. The murder weapon is recovered by the police. "A" is charged with Murder. (i) Whether a conviction on the basis of the confession only is justified? (ii) Does the murder weapon have any relevance?
3. Q17 A makes a dying declaration. The medical condition of A was so grave that his testimony could not be relied upon. A subsequently dies. The accused is charged on the basis of the dying declaration. (i) Whether the declaration is admissible? (ii) Whether other circumstantial evidence is relevant?
4. Q18 The house of A was gutted by fire, fully destroying A's sale deeds for his fields in his village. Knowing this, B threatens to dispossess A from the field. (i) Can A prove his sale deeds? (ii) What would be the mode of their proof?

SECTION IV - Q.4: Answer the following questions, any two (24 Marks - 12 marks each)

1. Q19 Discuss the provisions, giving appropriate illustrations, relating to "May presume", "Shall presume" and "Conclusive proof".
2. Q20 Discuss the provisions on the admissibility of electronic records.
3. Q21 What is cross-examination? What questions are lawful in cross-examination?
4. Q22 Explain the kinds of Estoppel and their evidentiary value.

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