Cases in which statement of relevant fact by person who is dead or cannot be found, etc, is relevant

Reference: The Indian Evidence Act
Section 32

Statements, written or verbal, of relevant facts made by a person who is dead, or who cannot be found, or who has become incapable of giving evidence, or whose attendance cannot be procured without an amount of delay or expense which, under the circumstances of the case, appears to the Court unreasonable, are themselves relevant facts in the following cases:
(1) When it relates to the cause of death
(2) Or is made in the course of business
(3) Or against the interest of maker
(4) Or gives an opinion as to a public right or custom, or matters of general interest
(5) Or relates to the existence of relationship
(6) Or is made in a will or deed relating to family affairs
(7) Or in a document relating to transaction mentioned in Section 13 (a)
(8) Or is made by several persons and expresses feelings relevant to matter in question