Section 1 - Indian Evidence Act

Section 1 in The Indian Evidence Act, 1872

1. Short title, extent and commencement.—This Act may be called the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. It extends to the whole of India 1[except the State of Jammu and Kashmir] and applies to all judicial proceedings in or before any Court, including Courts-martial, 2[other than Courts-martial convened under the Army Act] (44 & 45 Vict., c. 58) 3[the Naval Discipline Act (29 & 30 Vict., c. 109) or 4[***] the Indian Navy (Discipline) Act, 1934 (34 of 1934)5 6[or the Air Force Act] (7 Geo. 5, c. 51) but not to affidavits 7presented to any Court or Officer, nor to proceedings before an arbitrator; and it shall come into force on the first day of September, 1872.

India's Important Case Laws and Landmark Judgments on Evidence Act i.e. Section 1 Indian Evidence Act, 1872:

• Sawal Das vs State Of Bihar on 9 January, 1974 Supreme Court of India  
• Shiv Lal & Ors vs Chet Ram & Ors on 9 September, 1970 Supreme Court of India  
• Percy Rustam Basta vs State Of Maharashtra on 16 March, 1971 Supreme Court of India  
• Surendra Pal & Ors vs Saraswati Arora & Anr on 9 August, 1974 Supreme Court of India 
• S.P. Gupta vs Union Of India & Anr on 30 December, 1981 Supreme Court of India 
• Itc Bhadrachalam Paperborads vs Mandal Revenue Officer on 9 September, 1996 Supreme Court of India  
• Kartar Singh vs State Of Punjab on 11 March, 1994 Supreme Court of India 
• Moti Singh And Another vs State Of Uttar Pradesh on 23 January, 1963 Supreme Court of India  
• Satya vs Teja Singh on 1 October, 1974 Supreme Court of India 
• Additional District Magistrate vs Shivakant Shukla on 28 April, 1976 Supreme Court of India