Units

1. Law of Evidence
(05)
1.1. History and development
1.2. Object/ Scope of the study
1.3. Evidence and proof
1.4. Appreciation of Evidence

2. Types and Forms of Evidence

(06)
2.1. Real Evidence
2.2. Personal Evidence
2.3. Direct Evidence
2.4. Circumstantial Evidence (Indirect)
2.5. Testimonial Evidence
2.6. Judicially Noticed Evidence
2.7. Character Evidence
2.8. Hearsay Evidence
2.9. Opinion Evidence
2.10. Oral Evidence
2.11. Documentary Evidence

3. Exclusion of Oral Evidence by Documentary Evidence

(02)

4. Estoppel
(02)

5. Indian Evidence Act

(12)
5.1. Schematic Arrangement
5.1.1. Interpretation clause
5.1.2. Probability Test – Presumptions
5.1.3. Chapter on Relevancy of Facts

5.2. Sections 5-16

5.3. Admission
5.4. Statements by persons who cannot be called as witness
5.5. Statements made under special circumstances
5.6. How much of a statement is to be proved
5.7. Judgment of courts of justice when relevant
5.8. Opinion of third persons, when relevant
5.9. Character, when relevant

6. On Proof
(04)
 6.1. Standard of proof in civil and criminal cases
6.2. Facts which need not be proved

7. Trials
(10)
7.1. Civil cases
7.2. Criminal cases
7.3. Burden of proof
7.4. Witnesses Competency, Privileges, Immunity
7.5. The Course of Testimony
7.6. Power of courts
7.7. Improperly obtained evidence and its rejection

8. Practical Problems
(02)

9. Law Reforms
(02)

Tutorials
(05)

Self Learning including projects, presentations, moot courts, simulation, exercises, film
review, news review, field visit, experiential learning, guest lectures
(10)

Total
(60)

List of Cases:
1. R.M. Malkani v State of Maharashtra AIR 1973 SC 157,
2. Mirza Akbar v King- Emperor AIR 1940PC 176,
3. Badri Rai & Am. v The State of Bihar AIR 1958 SC 953,
4. Bishwanath Prasad and ors v Dwaraka Prasad & Ors. AIR 1974 SC 117,
5. Veera Ibrahim v State of Mah:trashtra AIR 1976 SC1167,
6. AIR 1947 PC 119,
7. Aghoo N agesia v State of Bihar AIR 1966 SC 119,
8. Mohmed Inayatullah v State of Maharashtra AIR 1976 SC 483,
9. Khusal Rao v State of Bombay AIR 1958 SC 22,
10. Kusa & Ors. v State of Orissa AIR 1980 SC 559,
11. Ram Narain v State of Utter Pradesh AIR 1973 SC 2200,
12. R.S. Madanappa and ors. v Charndramma and Am. AIR 1965 SC 1812,
13. Smt. Somavanti and ors. v. The State of Punjab AIR 1963 SC 151,
14. Shri Krishna Keshar Kulkarni and ors. v Balaji Ganesh Kulkarni and ors AIR 1976 BOM
342,
15. Sara Veera Swami alias Sara Veerraju v. Talluri Narayana (deceased) and ors. AIR 1949
PC
 32,
16. Bhuboni Sana v The King AIR 1949 PC 257,
17. Ravinder Singh v State of Haryana AIR 1975 SC 856,
18. Haroon Haji Abdulla v State of Mahareshtra AIR 1968 SC 832,
19. M.C. Verghese v T.J. Poonam and Am. AIR 1970 SC 1876,
20. The State of U.P. v Rah Narain and Ors. AIR 1975 SC 865
21. Sharad Birdichand Sarda v. State of Maharashtra, (1984) 4 SCC 116

Suggested Readings:
 Chatruvedi Gopal S., and Field C. D., Commentary on Law of Evidence, Vol. 1-5, Delhi Law
House, 12th edition, (2007)
 Dheerajlal Keshavlal Thokore and Ratanlal Ranchhoddas, Law of Evidence, Wadhwa and
Co., Nagpur, 22nd edition, (2006)
 Dubey Batuk Lal and Kumar Arvind, Law of Evidence, Central Law Agency, 15th edition,
(2010)
 Lal Batuk, Law of Evidence Central Law Agency, Allahabad, (2010)
 Manohar V. R., Sarkar Sudipto, Sarkar's Law of Evidence, Vol. 1-2, Wadhwa and Co., 15th
edition, (1996)
 Ratanlal Ranchhoddas, Dhirajlal Keshavlal Thakore, Y. V. Chandrachud, Ratanlal and
Dhirajlal's the Law of Evidence (Act I of 1872, Wadhwa and Co., (2007)
 Sarkar on Law of Evidence, Ashoka Publishing house, Bombay, (1996)
 Singh Avtar, Principles of the Law of Evidence: A Study of The Indian Evidence Act, 1872,
Central Law Publications Allahabad, (2010)
 Singhal M. L., Woodroffe John and Amir Ali Syed, Law of Evdence, Vol. 1-4, 15th Edition,
Law Book Co., Allahabad (1989)
 Woodroffe, Amir Ali, Commentary on the Law of Evidence, 18th Ed., Eastern Book
Company (2009)

Note: The above list is indicative and non-exhaustive. Students are required to update their
knowledge and information by referring to other reference text, articles, newspapers,
journals, case laws and Internet as and when necessary.