Section 74

Public documents.

The Indian Evidence Act, 1872

  • Act 1 of 1872
  • Ministry of Law and Justice
  • Legislative Department
All sections
    The following documents are public documents: --
     (1) Documents forming the acts, or records of the acts --
         (i) of the sovereign authority,
         (ii) of official bodies and tribunals, and
         (iii) of public officers, legislative, judicial and executive, 1[of any part of India or of the Commonwealth], or of a foreign country;
     (2) Public records kept 2[in any State] of private documents.

Notes

1. The original words "whether of British India, or of any other part of Her Majesty's Dominios" have successively been amended by the A.O. 1948 and the A.O. 1950 to read as above.
2. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "in any Province"

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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