The Evidence Act The Evidence Act is a law that regulates the admissibility, relevance, significance and sufficiency of evidence in judicial proceedings in India. It was enacted in 1872 and is based on the principles of English common law. The Evidence Act applies to both civil and criminal cases, and covers oral and documentary evidence, inference, withholding, witnesses, examination and cross-examination, burden of proof, and judicial notice. The Evidence Act also defines various terms relating to evidence, such as fact, relevant, proved, disproved, not proved, admission, admission, etc. You can find out more about the Evidence Act from the following sources: Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Last Updated on:-13-3-2020 :- This is a PDF document which contains full text of Evidence Act with all amendments and comments. Bharat Samhita: Indian Evidence Act, 1872: This is a web page which provides the arrangement and section-wise description of the sections of the Evidence Act. Indian Evidence Act, 1872 - Indian Law: This is a web page that provides the full text of the Evidence Act with links to relevant case laws and articles.