Indian Evidence Act 1872

"Indian Evidence Act 1872" is a legal proceeding containing a set of rules and allied issues governing the permission of evidence in an Indian court of law. This act was passed by the Imperial legislative council in 1872 during the British Raj. The enactment and adoption of the Indian Evidence Act was a path-breaking judicial measure introduced in India, which changed the entire system of concepts pertaining to admissibility of evidences in the Indian courts of law. Until then, the rules of evidences were based on the traditional legal systems of different social groups and communities of India and were different for different people depending on caste, community, faith and social position. The Indian Evidence Act introduced a standard set of law applicable to all Indians.