Multiple choice

In which of the following cases can secondary evidence of the contents of a document not be given?

  1. When the original is a public document

  2. When the original has been destroyed

  3. When the original has been found to be inadmissible

  4. When the original is not easily movable
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Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect: Under Section 76 of the Indian Evidence Act, a secondary evidence can be given for public document in the form of certified copies. Option (2) is incorrect: Under the Indian Evidence Act, a secondary evidence can be given by a person who has himself seen it, where the original has been destroyed. Option (3) is correct: Where the original document in itself is inadmissible in evidence, secondary evidence cannot be admissible. Option (4) is incorrect: When the original is not easily movable, a secondary evidence can be given in any manner under Section 63 of the Indian Evidence Act.

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