“KINDS OF EVIDENCE”
1. Introduction:
Evidence of Evidential facts are adduced by the Court in order to prove the facts in issue.
It is the probative force of these evidential facts, which prove the principal facts.
Evidence is the most important stage of litigation, where the parties has to prove their
assertions and it helps the Court in determining and ascertaining the truth of the facts.
2. Definition Of Evidence:
I. According To Salmond:
“Evidence may be defined as any fact which possesses probative force.”
(i) Meaning of Probative force:
A probative force means the quality by virtue of which the Court presumed that one fact
is evidence of another fact.
Kinds Of Evidence:
Following are the different kinds of evidence.
Judicial Or Extra-Judicial Evidence:
(i)Judicial Evidence:
Judicial evidence is that which is produced before the Court. It consists of all facts
which are actually brought to the knowledge and observation of the Court. It may be
either oral testimony, documents material, produced before the Court.
(i)Personal Evidence:
Personal evidence is the testimony of witness. It may be either oral or written and
judicial or extra-judicial.
According to Bentham:
“Real evidence denotes all evidence of which any object belonging to the class of
things as the source, person being included in respect of such properties as belong to
them in common with things.”