Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Interpretation clause.

3. In this Act the following words and expressions are used in the following senses, unless a contrary intention appears from the context :-

"Court".

"Court" includes all Judges and Magistrates and all persons, except arbitrators, legally authorised to take evidence.

"Fact".

"Fact" means and includes-

(1)	-	any thing, state of things, or relation of things, capable of being perceived by the senses;
(2)	-	any mental condition of which any person is conscious.

Illustrations

(a) That there are certain objects arranged in a certain order in a certain place, is a fact.

(b) That a man heard or saw something, is a fact.

(c) That a man said certain words, is a fact.

(d) That a man holds a certain opinion, has a certain intention, acts in good faith, or fraudulently, or uses a particular word in a particular sense, or is or was at a specified time conscious of a particular sensation, is a fact.

(e) That a man has a certain reputation, is a fact.

"Relevant".

One fact is said to be relevant to another when the one is connected with the other in any of the ways referred to in the provisions of this Act relating to the releva .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store