Multiple choice

The question is whether A was ravished and thereafter murdered? The fact that without making a complaint, she said that she had been ravished is relevant

  1. as a conduct

  2. as a substantive evidence

  3. as a secondary evidence

  4. under Section 32(1) or Section 157 of the Indian Evidence Act
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Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect: Under Section 8 of the Indian Evidence Act, if A would have made a complaint after being ravished, then it becomes relevant as a conduct. Option (2) is incorrect: Under Section 8 of the Indian Evidence Act, it is not relevant as a substantive piece of evidence. Option (3) is incorrect: Secondary evidence is always given as a proof of a document. It is not relevant. Option (4) is correct: Here, A, without making a complaint said that she had been ravished. It may be relevant as a dying declaration under Section 32, clause (1) or as corroborative evidence under Section 157. 

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