Evidence of a person who has examined a document, the original of which consists of numerous accounts or other documents which cannot conveniently be examined in Court, and who is skilled in the examination of such documents, shall come within which one of the following categories under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 ?

Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), 2023, the evidence described falls under the category of Secondary evidence. Specifically, Section 58(vii) of the BSA explicitly includes "evidence of a person who has examined a document, the original of which consists of numerous accounts or other documents which cannot conveniently be examined in Court, and who is skilled in the examination of such documents" within the definition of secondary evidence. This represents a structural refinement from the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, where this provision was primarily discussed under the circumstances in which secondary evidence may be given (Section 65). Section 60(g) of the BSA further clarifies that in such cases, evidence may be given as to the general result of the documents. In contrast, Primary evidence (Section 57) refers to the original document itself produced for the inspection of the Court.