LL.B. (Three Years) Sem 6 BSA and Law of Evidence Apr 2026 Evidence 60/40 Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

Questions asked in this paper

• N.B. (1) All the questions are compulsory. (2) Figures to the right indicate full marks.

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

1. Q1 What is meant by Relevant Fact?
2. Q2 Define Evidence under the Act.
3. Q3 What is Secondary Evidence?
4. Q4 Explain Judicial Notice.
5. Q5 What is an Admission?
6. Q6 Define Burden of Proof.
7. Q7 About what facts can evidence be given?
8. Q8 Who is a Competent Witness?
9. Q9 What is Estoppel?
10. Q10 Explain Confession.

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

1. Q11 Dying Declaration: nature and evidentiary value.
2. Q12 Admissibility of Electronic records.
3. Q13 Hostile Witness.
4. Q14 Privileged Communications.

SECTION III - Q.3: Solve the following, any two (12 Marks - 6 marks each)

1. Q15 A, while testifying in court, refuses to answer certain questions on the ground that the answers may expose him to a criminal charge. The court directs him to answer. (i) Can a witness refuse to answer on such grounds? (ii) What protection, if any, is available to the witness?
2. Q16 A enters into a written contract with B. Later, A claims that before signing the contract there was an oral agreement that contradicts the written terms. B objects to the admission of such oral evidence. (i) Whether oral evidence can be admitted to contradict the written contract? (ii) State the exceptions, if any.
3. Q17 In a forgery case, the court relies on the opinion of a handwriting expert who states that the signature on a document matches that of the accused. The defence argues that expert opinion is unreliable. (i) What is the evidentiary value of expert opinion? (ii) Can a conviction be based solely on such opinion?
4. Q18 A document showing ownership of land is lost in a fire. A wants to prove its contents in court. (i) Can secondary evidence be given? (ii) What are the modes of proving such a document?

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

1. Q19 Who is an expert? When does the opinion of a third person become relevant?
2. Q20 Explain examination-in-chief, cross-examination and re-examination. What are the limitations on questions during cross-examination?
3. Q21 Explain the rule that oral evidence must be direct. What are its exceptions?
4. Q22 Discuss the rules relating to leading questions. When can they be asked, and when are they prohibited?

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