Section 115 of the Evidence Act 2011 – What it Says and All You Need to Know.
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Section 115 of the Evidence Act 2011 Provides as Follows:
(1) Every affidavit used in the court shall contain only a statement of facts and circumstances to which the witness deposes, either of his own personal knowledge or from information which he believes to be true.
(2) An affidavit shall not contain extraneous matter, by way of objection, prayer or legal argument or conclusion.
(3) When a person deposes to his belief in any matter of fact, and his belief is derived from any source other than his own personal knowledge, he shall set forth explicitly the facts and circumstances forming the ground of his belief.
(4) When such belief is derived from information received from another person, the name of his informant shall be stated, and reasonable particulars shall be given respecting the informant, and the time, place and circumstance of the information.
Other Relevant Sections:
- Section 116 of the Evidence Act 2011
- Section 117 of the Evidence Act 2011
- Section 118 of the Evidence Act 2011