Multiple choice

Which of the statement given below is/are correct?

  1. In civil cases, the character to prove the conduct imputed to a party is not relevant.

  2. In criminal proceedings bad character of the accused is not relevant, unless evidence of good character has been given.

  3. In criminal proceedings previous conviction of accused is relevant as evidence of bad character.

  4. All of these
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Explanation

In civil cases, character evidence to prove conduct imputed to a party is generally irrelevant as civil liability depends on facts, not character. In criminal proceedings, the accused's bad character is irrelevant unless good character evidence has been introduced first, and previous convictions are relevant as evidence of bad character. All three statements correctly reflect the Evidence Act's character evidence rules.

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