#photocopy admissibility

A Punjab & Haryana HC revision set aside a lower court’s acceptance of a photocopied property verification report, ruling that under Section 65 the party must first establish why the original document cannot be produced. This clarifies that secondary evidence cannot be admitted on mere assertion, impacting litigants relying on copies in civil property disputes.

MP High Court clarifies that photocopies cannot be admitted as secondary evidence under Section 58 of Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 unless they are mechanically produced or compared with the original. The ruling sets a strict standard for document admissibility in civil disputes, impacting property and asset litigation.