INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872
BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023
35. Relevancy of entry in public record made in performance of duty.
29. Relevancy of entry in public record or an electronic record made in performance of duty.
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INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872
35. Relevancy of entry in public record made in performance of duty.–– An entry in any public or
other official book, register or 2[record or an electronic record], stating a fact in issue or relevant fact, and
made by a public servant in the discharge of his official duty, or by any other person in performance of a
duty specially enjoined by the law of the country in which such book, register or 2[record or an electronic
record], is kept, is itself a relevant fact.
Repealed / replaced by BSA India Code — IEA 1872
BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023
29. Relevancy of entry in public record or an electronic record made in performance of duty.—
An entry in any public or other official book, register or record or an electronic record, stating a fact in
issue or relevant fact, and made by a public servant in the discharge of his official duty, or by any other
person in performance of a duty specially enjoined by the law of the country in which such book, register
or record or an electronic record, is kept, is itself a relevant fact.
Current law India Code — BSA 2023