Question

    Which of the following a not a secondary

    evidence?
    A certified copy of a document Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Xerox of a document Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Oral account of the contents of a document by witness who has seen it. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Original Document executed in several parts, each such part as against the executor. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Document compared with original document. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    S. 62 . Primary EvidencePrimary evidence means the document itself produced for the inspection of the Court.Explanation 1. --Where a document is executed in several parts, each part is primary evidence of the document.Where a document is executed in counterpart, each counterpart being executed by one or some of the parties only, each counterpart is primary evidence as against the parties executing it.Explanation 2. -- Where a number of documents are all made by one uniform process, as in the case of printing, lithography or photography, each is primary evidence of the contents of the rest; but, where they are all copies of a common original, they are not primary evidence of the contents of the original.

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