Osmania University · Faculty of Law
Law of Evidence · January 2020 (5-YDC)
January (5-YDC) 2020 · Law of Evidence · Semester 2
FACULTY OF LAW
B.A. LL.B. (5 YDC) III Year V Semester Examination, January 2020
Subject: LAW
PAPER - V: LAW OF EVIDENCE
Code: 5269 | Time: 3 Hours | Max. Marks: 80
PART - A (5 x 6 = 30 Marks) — Answer any five of the following.
1. Circumstantial Evidence.
2. Irrebuttable Presumption.
3. Proof of Custom.
4. Retracted Confession.
5. Judicial Note.
6. Electronic Records.
7. Doctrine of Reserve Burden.
8. Hostile Witness.
PART - B (2 x 15 = 30 Marks) — Answer any two of the following.
9. When do facts not otherwise relevant become relevant?
10. When are statements by persons who cannot be called as witnesses relevant?
11. What are the provisions of the Evidence Act on the "Exclusion of Oral by Documentary
Evidence"?
12. What is cross-examination? What are the questions that may be asked in cross-examination?
PART - C (2 x 10 = 20 Marks) — Answer any two of the following.
13. A prostitute was murdered while asleep at her home by slitting her throat with a razor. She was
taken to hospital, where her mother, a surgeon, and a Magistrate put questions to her about the
identity of the accused. She was unable to speak because of the injury to her throat but was able to
respond by signs or gestures of her hand. She made a negative sign when some names were
mentioned, but a positive sign when the accused's name was mentioned. She later died. Discuss the
evidentiary value of the signs and gestures made by her.
14. A is accused of burning down his house in order to obtain money for which it was insured. It is
alleged that A lived in several houses successively, insured each of them, and after each of which
fires occurred, receiving payment each time from a different insurance company. Are these relevant
facts? Refer to the relevant provision of the Evidence Act.
15. Soon after the commission of theft, stolen goods are found in possession of the accused. What
type of presumption can be drawn by the court in such a case? Refer to the relevant provision of
the Evidence Act.
16. A intentionally and falsely leads B to believe that certain land belongs to A, and thereby induces
B to buy and pay for it. The land afterwards becomes the property of A, and A seeks to set aside the
sale on the ground that at the time of the sale he had no title. Can he do so? Examine by applying
the relevant provisions of the Evidence Act.