INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872
BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023
72. Proof of document not required by law to be attested.
71. Proof of document not required by law to be attested.
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INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872
72. Proof of document not required by law to be attested.––An attested document not required by
law to be attested may be proved as if it was unattested.
1. Ins. by Act 21 of 2000, s. 92 and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 17-10-2000).
2. Subs. by Act 10 of 2009, s. 52, for “digital signature” (w.e.f. 27-10-2009).
3. Ins. by Act 31 of 1926, s. 2.
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Repealed / replaced by BSA India Code — IEA 1872
BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023
71. Proof of document not required by law to be attested.—An attested document not required by
law to be attested may be proved as if it was unattested.
Current law India Code — BSA 2023