CCSU BA LL.B. - Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam-2023 - 2025 - Old question paper

B.A. LL.B IXth Sem.
B.A. LL.B. Examination, Dec.-2025
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam-2023
(BL-9011)

Section A
Note: Attempt all five questions. Each question carries 4 marks. Very short answer is required not exceeding 75 words.

1. Whether a child is a competent witness?[cite: 43]
2. What is fact?[cite: 43]
3. Document.[cite: 43]
4. Disproved.[cite: 43]
5. Can a witness unable to communicate verbally a competent witness?[cite: 43]

Section B
Note: Attempt any two questions out of the following 3 questions. Each question carries 10 marks. Short Answer is required not exceeding 200 words.

6. Distinguish between direct and circumstantial evidence. Can a person be convicted on circumstantial evidence alone?[cite: 43, 44]
7. How is the disputed handwriting of a person proved? Examine admissibility of the evidence of a handwriting expert.[cite: 44]
8. What questions are lawful in cross-examination? Who can cross-examine?[cite: 44]

Section C
Note: Attempt any three questions out of the following 5 questions. Each question carries 20 marks. Answer is required in detail.

9. Who is an accomplice? Under what circumstances a conviction can be based on the testimony of an accomplice?[cite: 44]
10. What is Presumption? Define 'May presume', 'Shall presume' and 'Conclusive proof'.[cite: 44]
11. Discuss rules regarding 'burden of proof'.[cite: 44]
12. What is a confession? Distinguish between judicial and extra-judicial confession. Discuss the evidentiary value of retracted confession.[cite: 44]
13. Discuss briefly the important rules regarding 'relevancy of facts' as laid down in the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam.[cite: 44]