Section 59 of Evidence Act: An Outdated Relic
evidence ts_lawcet advanced reform_ideaYeh Section 59 ka matlab yeh hai ki agar ek witness ko pehle se hi notice diya gaya hai aur unhone apne alawaat ko pata nahi hai, to unka statement admissible ho sakta hai. Jab tum log mock tests dete ho, main apne office me shift pehli hi karte hoon, aur yeh provision kaam nahi karta. Kabhi-kabhi witness ko pehle se hi notice nahi milta, ya woh apne alawaat ko nahi pata. Lekin iske bavjood, unka statement admissible ho jaata hai. Yeh koi sense nahin karta, kyonki yeh witness ki saathiyan pe bharosa hai ki woh sab kuchh pehle se hi jaanta hai.
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Chalo, aapko Section 59 of Evidence Act padhne ki zaroorat nahi hai. Yeh Section 164 CrPC (cruelty by husband) se judi hui thi, lekin ab iska use nahi kiya jaata hai. Kuch courts is Section ka use karne ki koshish kar dete hain, lekin iska koi sahi reasoning nahi hai. Aise cases mein, Section 114 (presumption of fact) ka use kiya ja sakta hai.
Aapke sawaal ka jawab hai: Section 59 of Evidence Act to hamesha hi bahut hi mahatvapurn rahaa hai. Yeh section witness ko apne khulasee ke liye ek shikayat karne ka adhikaar dilata hai agar uska shabda bhasha mein anuvad nahin hota hai. Isse witness ko apne kahaavaton ko behtar tarah se vyakt karne mein madad milta hai.