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प्रश्न
Principle: Oral evidence must always be direct i.e. of the person who says he saw the event and hearsay evidence is no evidence.
Facts: X was told by Y (whom X trusts) that Z has murdered A.
पर्याय
Statement of X is admissible
Statement of X is not admissible because he has not seen Z murdering A
Statement of X is admissible because he trusts Y and Y never tells a lie
Statement of X is admissible because he is a renowned social activist and has a huge reputation to fight for the truth
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उत्तर
Statement of X is not admissible because he has not seen Z murdering A
Explanation:
Statement of X is not admissible because he has not seen Z murdering A. It is clearly stated in the principle that oral evidence must be direct. It means X must state only what X saw not what X heard from someone. X has not seen Z murdering A. X has only heard it from Y. Therefore, X’s statement cannot be admissible.
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