3. Interpretation-clause .--In this Act the following words and expressions are used in the following
senses, unless a contrary intention appears from th e context: --
“Court”. --“Court” includes all Judges 9 and Magistrates 10 , and all persons, except arbitrators,
legally authorised to take evidence.
“Fact”. --“Fact” means and includes-
( 1)anything, state of things, or relation of things, capable
of being perceived by the senses; (2)any mental condition of which any person is consc ious.
Illustrations (a)That there are certain objects arranged in a cert ain order in a certain place, is a fact. (b)That a man heard or saw something, is a fact. (c)That a man said certain words, is a fact. (d)That a man holds a certain opinion, has a certain intention, acts in good faith or fraudulently, or uses a
particular word in a particular sense, or is or was at a specified time conscious of a particular sens ation, is a fact. (e)That a man has a certain reputation, is a fact.