Indian Evidence Act, 1872 → Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
IEA 80BSA 79
Presumption as to documents produced as record of evidence, etc
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What changed
- The word "that" is excluded and paragraph are numbered as clauses (i), (ii) and (iii).
Drafting-ready
Under Section 79 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 80 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872)...
Bare act text — BSA 79
79. Presumption as to documents produced as record of evidence, etc.—Whenever any document is produced before any Court, purporting to be a record or memorandum of the evidence, or of any part of the evidence, given by a witness in a judicial proceeding or before any officer authorised by law to take such evidence or to be a statement or confession by any prisoner or accused person, taken in accordance with law, and purporting to be signed by any Judge or Magistrate, or by any such officer as aforesaid, the Court shall presume that— (i) the document is genuine; (ii) any statements as to the circumstances under which it was taken, purporting to be made by the person signing it, are true; and (iii) such evidence, statement or confession was duly taken.
Frequently asked
What is IEA 80 equivalent in BSA?
IEA Section 80 (Presumption as to documents produced as record of evidence, etc) corresponds to Section 79 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA).
What changed between IEA 80 and BSA 79?
The word "that" is excluded and paragraph are numbered as clauses (i), (ii) and (iii).
How do I cite BSA 79 in a pleading?
Under Section 79 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 80 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872)...
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- 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 79 → BSA 78 — Presumption as to genuineness of certified copies
- 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
- IEA 85 → BSA 84 — Presumption as to powers-of- attorney