Indian Evidence Act, 1872 → Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
IEA 81BSA 80
Presumption as to Gazettes, newspapers, [private Acts of parliament] and other documents
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What changed
- " the London Gazette or any Official Gazette, or the Government Gazette of any colony, dependency or possession of the British Crown, or to be a newspaper or journal or to be a copy of a private Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom printed by the Queen’s Printer" are replaced by "the Official Gazette".
- A new explanation is added regarding proper custody.
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Under Section 80 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 81 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872)...
Bare act text — BSA 80
80. Presumption as to Gazettes, newspapers, and other documents.—The Court shall presume the genuineness of every document purporting to be the Official Gazette, or to be a newspaper or journal, and of every document purporting to be a document directed by any law to be kept by any person, if such document is kept substantially in the form required by law and is produced from proper custody. Explanation.—For the purposes of this section and secti on 92, document is said to be in proper custody if it is in the place in which, and looked after by the person with whom such document is required to be kept; but no custody is improper if it is proved to have had a legitimate origin, or if the circumstances of the particular case are such as to render that origin probable. 32
Frequently asked
What is IEA 81 equivalent in BSA?
IEA Section 81 (Presumption as to Gazettes, newspapers, [private Acts of parliament] and other documents) corresponds to Section 80 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA).
What changed between IEA 81 and BSA 80?
" the London Gazette or any Official Gazette, or the Government Gazette of any colony, dependency or possession of the British Crown, or to be a newspaper or journal or to be a copy of a private Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom printed by the Queen’s Printer" are replaced by "the Official Gazette". A new explanation is added regarding proper custody.
How do I cite BSA 80 in a pleading?
Under Section 80 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 81 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872)...
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- 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 79 → BSA 78 — Presumption as to genuineness of certified copies
- IEA 80 → BSA 79 — Presumption as to documents produced as record of evidence, etc
- 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
- IEA 85 → BSA 84 — Presumption as to powers-of- attorney
- IEA 85A → BSA 85 — Presumption as to electronic agreements