Examination 202(1) Inquiry by Affidavit in Cheque Case

In cheque dishnour cases, when the accused resides beyond the territorial jurisdiction of the court, the inquiry to be conducted under Section 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), shall be conducted on affidavit, on receipt of complaints under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (NI Act) to arrive at sufficient grounds to proceed against the accused. This was issued by the Suprem Court (SC) in the suo moto case in a constitutional Bench case : In re: Expeditious Trial of Cases Under Section 138

Use of Documents under RTI as Evidence in Courts

The Section 65 (f) of the IEA allows certified copies permitted under the IEA or by any other law in force in India to be treated as secondary evidence. The RTI Act falls within the ambit of "any other law in force in India.” Therefore the certified copies obtained through the RTI Act can be treated as secondary evidence and can be admitted in court and they can be presumed to be true, unlike a private document.

Proving a Will when attesting Witness is not Found

An instrument, such as a Will, mortgage deed, or gift deed, which needs to be compulsory attested as per law, shall not be used in evidence, unless one attesting witness has been called to the court for proving its execution, if the attesting witness is alive, living with in the sphere of the process of the court, and can give evidence, under Section 68 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (IEA).