Law of Evidence is _____________________

The law of the country. The law of evidence is lex fori. It means the law of evidence is the law of the land where court proceedings are taken. Although the India Evidence Act is based on English law still it is not fully comprehensive and also it is a ‘Lex Fori’ law which means law of the land where court proceedings are taken. The term ‘evidence’ is derived from Latin word i.e., ‘Evident’ or ‘Evidere’ which means ‘to show clearly, or to discover, or to ascertain or to prove.’