Supreme Court while distinguishing between
admissibility of a document and its probative value observed as
follows;
"18. Therefore, a document may be admissible ... whether the entry contained therein has any
probative value may still be required to be examined in
the facts and circumstances of a particular case
Evidence Act, the
court has a right to examine the probative value of the
contents of the document. The authenticity of entries
may also depend ... High Courts of
Allahabad, Bombay, Madras have considered the
question of probative value of an entry regarding the
date of birth made in the scholar
Supreme Court while distinguishing between
admissibility of a document and its probative value
observed as follows;
"18. Therefore, a document may be
admissible ... whether the entry
contained therein has any probative value may
still be required to be examined in the facts and
circumstances of a particular case
Principal who issued the
document was not examined to establish its probative value.
8. We may now turn our attention to the decision ... someone having special knowledge of the
fact, the same would have probative value. The
testimony of Anantram Sharma and Kailash Chandra
Taparia merely prove
someone having special knowledge of the fact, the
same would have probative value. The testimony of
Anantram Sharma and Kailash Chandra Taparia
merely prove ... Supreme Court while distinguishing
between admissibility of a document and its probative value
observed as follows
admissible,
but as to whether the entry contained therein has any probative
value may still be required to be examined in the facts and
circumstances ... High Courts of Allahabad,
Bombay, Madras have considered the question of
probative value of an entry regarding the date of birth
made in the scholar
Supreme Court while differentiating between
admissibility of a document and its probative value opined that a
document may be admissible but as to whether ... Dilip Goel vs. State of Sikkim
contained therein had probative value could be examined in the
facts and circumstances of a case. The relevant portion
Another6 distinguishing between the admissibility of a document and
its probative value, the Hon'ble Supreme Court would explain as
follows;
"18. Therefore ... admissible,
but as to whether the entry contained therein has any
probative value may still be required to be examined in
the facts and circumstances
inadmissible but only went to the extent of holding
that its probative value would be precise little. He would submit
that the Division Bench ... examination under Section 313 Cr.P.C submits otherwise
then the probative value of such evidence would be little.
7. Mr. J.B. Pradhan would
Evidence Act, the court has a right to examine the
probative value of the contents of the document.
The authenticity of entries may also depend ... that the
Court has the right to examine the probative value of a
document admissible even under Section 35 of the same
