Section 45 (Indian Evidence Act)
Definition
The provision of the Indian Evidence Act 1872 that permits courts to consider the opinions of persons with special skill in science or art when those opinions are relevant. It is the primary statutory basis for expert testimony in Indian civil and criminal proceedings.
Related terms
- Concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing)
- A procedure used in some common-law jurisdictions, particularly in Australia and international arbitration, where opposing experts are examined simultaneously by the tribunal...
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- The Civil Procedure Rules section governing expert evidence in England and Wales. It establishes the expert's overriding duty to the court, the...
- Daubert standard
- The US federal evidentiary standard (Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, 1993) requiring that expert testimony be based on scientifically valid methods with...
- Expert's overriding duty
- The principle, codified in CPR Part 35.3 and equivalent rules, that an expert witness's primary obligation is to assist the court rather...
- Frye standard
- The US legal test for admissibility of scientific evidence, originating from Frye v. United States (1923), which required that a technique be...
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- Expert Testimony and Court StandardsThe provision of the Indian Evidence Act 1872 that permits courts to consider the opinions of persons with special skill in science or art when those opinions...