Indian Evidence Act, 1872 → Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
IEA 81ABSA 81
Presumption as to Gazettes in electronic or digital record
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What changed
- A new explanation is added regarding proper custody of electronic document.
- Its phraseology is similar to the new explanation added in the preceding section.
Drafting-ready
Under Section 81 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 81A of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872)...
Bare act text — BSA 81
81. Presumption as to Gazettes in electronic or digital record .—The Court shall presume the genuineness of every electronic or digital record purporting to be the Official Gazette, or purporting to be electronic or digital record directed by any law to be kept by any person, if such electronic or digital record is kept substantially in the form required by law and is produced from proper custody. Explanation.—For the purposes of this sect ion and section 93 electronic records are said to be in proper custody if they are 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 the circumstances of the particular case are such as to render that origin probable.
Frequently asked
What is IEA 81A equivalent in BSA?
IEA Section 81A (Presumption as to Gazettes in electronic or digital record) corresponds to Section 81 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA).
What changed between IEA 81A and BSA 81?
A new explanation is added regarding proper custody of electronic document. Its phraseology is similar to the new explanation added in the preceding section.
How do I cite BSA 81 in a pleading?
Under Section 81 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 81A of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872)...
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- 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 81 → BSA 80 — Presumption as to Gazettes, newspapers, [private Acts of parliament] and other documents
- 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
- IEA 85B → BSA 86 — Presumption as to electronic records and electronic signatures