Contents Meaning of Evidence Case Laws on Evidence Definition of word “evidence” under the Evidence Act is exhaustive What would be the meaning of the ‘evidence‘ has been elucidated by Hon’ble Constitutional Bench of Hon’ble Supreme Court in Hardip Singh & Ors vs. State of Punjab and others (2014) 3 SCC 92, wherein it was held as under: For getting free Indian Judgments in your inbox click Subscribe According to Section 3 of the Evidence Act, ‘evidence’ means and includes: (1) all statements which the Court permits or requires to be made before it by witnesses, in relation to matters of fact under inquiry; such statements are called oral evidence; (2) all documents including electronic records produced for the inspection of the Court, such statements are called documentary evidence; # Meaning of Evidence According to Tomlin’s Law Dictionary, Evidence is “the means from which an inference may logically be drawn as to the existence of a fact. It consists of proof by te...