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Section 58: Relevancy of statements under certain circumstances

The Himachal Pradesh Excise Act, 2011State Act of Himachal Pradesh · Act 33 of 2012

A statement made and signed by a person before any officer empowered under section 9 for the investigation of offences, during the course of any inquiry or proceedings by such officer, shall be relevant for the purpose of proving, in any prosecution for an offence under this Act, the truth of the facts which it contains-

(a) when the person who made the statement is dead or cannot be found, or is incapable of giving evidence, or is kept out of the way by the adverse party, or whose presence cannot be obtained without an amount of delay or expense which, under the circumstances of the case, the court considers unreasonable; or

(b)` when the person who made the statement is examined as a witness in the case before the court and the court is of the opinion that having regard to the circumstances of the case, the statement should be admitted in evidence in the interest of justice.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Himachal Pradesh Excise Act, 2011
Section58
Marginal noteRelevancy of statements under certain circumstances
JurisdictionState of Himachal Pradesh
StatusIn force as published by the source

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