Primary evidence means the document itself produced for the inspection of the Court.
Explanation 1. -Where a document is executed in several parts, each part is primary evidence of the document.
Where a document is executed in counterpart, each counterpart being executed by one or some of the parties only, each counterpart is primary evidence as against the parties executing it.
Explanation 2. - Where a number of documents are all made by one uniform process, as in the case of printing, lithography or photography, each is primary evidence of the contents of the rest; but, where they are all copies of a common original, they are not primary evidence of the contents of the original.
Illustration
A person is shown to have been in possession of a number of placards, all
printed at one time from one original. Any one of the placards is primary
evidence of the contents of any other, but no one of them is primary evidence of
the contents of the original.
Section 61 Proof of contents of documents
Section 64 Proof of documents by primary evidence
Section 65 Cases in which secondary evidence relating to documents may be given
Section 65A Special provisions as to evidence relating to electronic record
Section 65B Admissibility of electronic records
Section 66 Rules as to notice to produce
Section 67A Proof as to electronic signature
Section 68 Proof of execution of document required by law to be attested
Section 69 Proof where no attesting witness found
Section 70 Admission of execution by party to attested document