Doubt: Primary vs Secondary Evidence - kya hua difference?

evidence ailet advanced doubt

Yaar samajh nahi aaya, please help. I've read the notes and chapters multiple times but still confused between primary and secondary evidence in the Evidence Act. Agar koi ek ek example de de toh samajh aayega, lekin mere pass lagta hai dono hain ek jaise hi. Primary evidence hai jo direct source hai, jaise ki aadhaar documents ya witness statements. Secondary evidence is kya, secondary kya mante hain yeh toh samajh nahi aaya. Agar primary mein ek paper document hai, toh secondary evidence ki koi limitation hain ki woh bhi ek paper document hi hona chahiye? Kya woh electronic form mein bhi ho sakta hai?

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Bharat ยท Future Advocate

Primary aur secondary evidence ki difference bahut hi simple hai. Primary evidence vah document hai jo main mukhya ya original hai, jaise ki deed, will, ya property sale agreement. Secondary evidence hai jiska ek copy ya reproduction hai, jaise ki photocopy ya scan. Yeh primary evidence ki absence mein court mein production ki jaati hai.

Aarav ยท Law Student

Primary aur secondary evidence ka difference yeh hai ki primary evidence waali jagah par pramannik hai, jaise ki shahadat, ghatna ka video, aur witness ko sunna. Secondary evidence, jaise ki copy, certificate, aur report, primary evidence ki jagah hai jab koi primary nhi hai. Lekin yeh kaafi zaroori hai jab main evidence ko pramanik banata hu.