Indian Evidence Act, 1872 → Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
IEA 79BSA 78
Presumption as to genuineness of certified copies
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What changed
- The words "or by any officer [in the State of Jammu and Kashmir] who is duly authorised thereto by the Central Government:" are excluded and paragraph are numbered as subsections.
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Under Section 78 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 79 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872)...
Bare act text — BSA 78
78. Presumption as to genuineness of certified copies.—(1) The Court shall presume to be genuine every document purporting to be a certificate, certified copy or other document, which is by law declared to be admissible as evidence of any particular fact and which purports to be duly certified by any officer of the Central Government or of a State Government: Provided that such document is substantially in the form and purports to be executed in the manner directed by law in that behalf. (2) The Court shall also presume that any officer by whom any such document purports to be signed or certified, held, when he signed it, the official character which he claims in such paper.
Frequently asked
What is IEA 79 equivalent in BSA?
IEA Section 79 (Presumption as to genuineness of certified copies) corresponds to Section 78 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA).
What changed between IEA 79 and BSA 78?
The words "or by any officer [in the State of Jammu and Kashmir] who is duly authorised thereto by the Central Government:" are excluded and paragraph are numbered as subsections.
How do I cite BSA 78 in a pleading?
Under Section 78 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 79 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872)...
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- IEA 74 → BSA 74(1) — Public and private documents
- IEA 75 → BSA 74(2) — Public and private documents
- IEA 76 → BSA 75 — Certified copies of public documents
- IEA 77 → BSA 76 — Proof of documents by production of certified copies
- IEA 78 → BSA 77 — Proof of other official documents
- IEA 80 → BSA 79 — Presumption as to documents produced as record of evidence, etc
- IEA 81 → BSA 80 — Presumption as to Gazettes, newspapers, [private Acts of parliament] and other documents
- IEA 81A → BSA 81 — Presumption as to Gazettes in electronic or digital record
- IEA 83 → BSA 82 — Presumption as to maps or plans made by authority of Government
- IEA 84 → BSA 83 — Presumption as to collections of laws and reports of decisions