IEA 74 — Public documents

Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Statutory text

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,

[of  any  part  of  India  or  of  the
Commonwealth], or of a foreign country;
(2) Public records kept

[in any State] of private documents.

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