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Opinion of Expert (Section 45 IEA / Section 39 BSA)
Evidentiary Rules & Proof Standards
Definition
The testimony or written report of a person specially skilled in science, art, foreign law, finger impressions, ballistic trajectory, or handwriting examination, admitted to assist the court on technical points.
Example
In a disputed signature case before the High Court of Madras, the report of the government handwriting expert from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) comparing questioned signatures with admitted specimen signatures is admitted as expert opinion.