May 22, 2013

Understanding Criminal Justice (Part 12) "Paper Evidence"

Some evidences in criminal cases are referred to as Documentary Evidences.


There can be letters, certificates, post mortem reports, mobile phone records, pager message records, email records, post cards, inland letters, etc etc.


All these are Documentary or Paper Evidences. There are rules under which these documents are required to be proved. Once they are proved, court can look into them to convict or to acquit an accused.

These are normally used jointly with Word of Mouth or Oral Evidences.


Haresh Raichura
22/5/13 11:45