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5 Major Differences between Primary Evidence and Secondary Evidence are mentioned below: Primary Evidence: 1. Sec. 62 defines primary evidence. ADVERTISEMENTS: 2. Primary evidence means the documents itself produced for the inspection of the court.3. Primary evidence is itself admissible in the Court. Image Source: 185.26.182.2194. At the time of production of the primary evidence the adverse party has no such right.5. The primary evidence is the best evidence. Secondary Evidence: ADVERTISEMENTS: 1. Sec. 63 defines secondary evidence.2. Secondary evidence means:(a) Certified copies;(b) Copies made from the original by mechanical process with accuracy; ADVERTISEMENTS: (c) Copies made from or compared with the original;(d) Counterparts of a document;(e) Oral accounts of the contents of document given by some person.3. When the primary evidence is not available, then only the secondary evidence…

9 Major differences between “May Presume” and “Shall Presume” are listed below: May Presume: 1. The word “may” itself denote ‘expressing or seeking permission’. Example: “May I come in, Sir.” Giving the permission depends upon the discretion of the teacher or boss, as the case may be. “May presume” is based upon this concept.2. The first clause of Sec. 4 of the Evidence Act defines “may presume”. ADVERTISEMENTS: 3. According to the first clause of Sec. 4, whenever it is provided by this Act that the Court may presume a fact,—(i) It may either regard such fact as proved, unless and until it is disproved; or(ii) It may call for proof of it.4. The word provided in the first clause is weaker than the word directed in the second clause.…

The points of distinction between a promissory note and a bill of exchange are as follows:1. Number of parties:In a promissory note there are two parties the maker of the note and the payee. In a bill of exchange there are three parties the drawer, the drawee and the payee. ADVERTISEMENTS: 2. The maker of a note cannot be the payee. In the case of a promissory note the maker cannot be the payee for the simple reason that the same person cannot be both the promisor and the promisee. But in a bill of exchange the drawer and the payee may be one and the same person as where a bill is drawn “Pay to me or my order.” Image Source: image.slidesharecdn.com3. Promise and order: ADVERTISEMENTS: In a promissory…

Although a cheque, being a species of a bill of exchange must satisfy almost all the essentials of a bill, e.g., signed by the drawer, containing an unconditional order to pay a certain sum of money, to the order of a person or the bearer, etc., yet there are few points of difference between the two, namely: 1. A cheque is always drawn on a banker, while a bill may be drawn on any person, including a banker. 2. A cheque can only be drawn payable on demand, whereas a bill may be drawn payable on demand or on the expiry of a certain period after date or sight. Image Source: edu.uwo.ca ADVERTISEMENTS: 3. A cheque drawn ‘payable to bearer on demand’ is valid but a bill drawn ‘payable to…