▁to ▁prove ▁the ▁fact ▁it ▁was ▁utter ed ▁or ▁made , ▁rather ▁than ▁to ▁prove ▁the ▁truth ▁of ▁its ▁contents ▁( see ▁D PP ▁v ▁Sub ram an iam ). ▁ ▁Norway ▁Even ▁if ▁Norway ▁has ▁a ▁maxim ▁of ▁" free ▁evidence " ▁( any ▁statement , ▁object , ▁for ens ics ▁or ▁other ▁matters ▁that ▁may ▁apply ) ▁to ▁be ▁entered ▁and ▁admitted ▁in ▁court , ▁he ars ay ▁is ▁in ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁defense ▁coun sel ' s ▁or ▁pro sec ution ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁cross ▁examine , ▁as ▁the ▁witness ▁who ▁relay ed ▁the ▁original ▁statement ▁is ▁not ▁present ▁in ▁court . ▁In ▁practice , ▁he ars ay ▁is ▁then ▁not ▁allowed . ▁ ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁ ▁In ▁Sri ▁L anka , ▁he ars ay ▁evidence ▁is ▁generally ▁not ▁allowed . ▁However , ▁the ▁Ev idence ▁Ord in ance ▁recogn izes ▁a ▁few ▁exceptions ▁such ▁as ▁res ▁gest ae ▁( recogn ised ▁under ▁Section ▁ 6 ) ▁and ▁common ▁intention ▁( recogn ised ▁under ▁Section ▁ 1 0 ) and ▁some ▁other ▁exceptions ▁from ▁section ▁ 1 7 ▁to ▁section ▁ 3 9 . ▁Some ▁other ▁exceptions ▁are ▁provided ▁by ▁case ▁law ▁( see ▁Sub ram an iam ▁v . ▁D PP ▁[ 1 9 5 6 ] ▁ 1 ▁W LR ▁ 9 5 6 ▁( PC )). ▁ ▁Sweden ▁ ▁Sweden ▁allows ▁he ars ay ▁evidence . ▁Sweden ▁applies ▁a ▁principle ▁of ▁adm iss ibility ▁of ▁evidence ▁which ▁means ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁very ▁few ▁restrictions ▁on