- Proof of contents of documents.
- Primary evidence.
- Secondary evidence.
- Proof of documents by primary evidence.
- Cases in which secondary evidence relating to documents maybe given.
- Electronic or digital record.
- Special provisions as to evidence relating to electronic record.
- Admissibility of electronic records.
- Rules as to notice to produce.
- Proof of signature and handwriting of person alleged to have signed or written document
produced. - Proof as to electronic signature.
- Proof of execution of document required by law to be attested.
- Proof where no attesting witness found.
- Admission of execution by party to attested document.
- Proof when attesting witness denies execution.
- Proof of document not required by law to be attested.
- Comparison of signature, writing or seal with others admitted or proved.
- Proof as to verification of digital signature.
Public documents - Public and private documents.
- Certified copies of public documents.
- Proof of documents by production of certified copies.
- Proof of other official documents.
Presumptions as to documents - Presumption as to genuineness of certified copies.
- Presumption as to documents produced as record of evidence, etc.
- Presumption as to Gazettes, newspapers, and other documents.
- Presumption as to Gazettes in electronic or digital record.
- Presumption as to maps or plans made by authority of Government.
- Presumption as to collections of laws and reports of decisions.
- Presumption as to powers-of-attorney.
- Presumption as to electronic agreements.
- Presumption as to electronic records and electronic signatures.
- Presumption as to Electronic Signature Certificates.
- Presumption as to certified copies of foreign judicial records.
- Presumption as to books, maps and charts.
- Presumption as to electronic messages.
- Presumption as to due execution, etc., of documents not produced.
- Presumption as to documents thirty years old.
- Presumption as to electronic records five years old.
Chapter 5 – Documentary Evidence
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