INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872
BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023
84. Presumption as to collections of laws and reports of decisions.
83. Presumption as to collections of laws and reports of decisions.
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INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872
84. Presumption as to collections of laws and reports of decisions. –– The Court shall presume the
genuineness of every book purporting to be printed or published under the authority of the Government of
any country, and to contain any of the laws of that country,
and of every book purporting to contain reports of decisions of the Courts of such country.
1. Subs by the A.O. 1937, for “the Gazette of India, or the Government Gazette of any L.G., or”.
2. Ins. by the A.O. 1950.
3. Ins. by Act 21 of 2000, s. 92, and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 17-10-2000).
4. The original word “Government” has successively been amended by the A.O. 1937, the A.O. 1948, Act 40 of
1949 and the A.O. 1950 to read as above.
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Repealed / replaced by BSA India Code — IEA 1872
BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023
83. Presumption as to collections of laws and reports of decisions.—The Court shall presume the
genuineness of, every book purporting to be printed or published under the authority of the Government
of any country, and to contain any of the laws of that country, and of every book purporting to contain
reports of decisions of the Courts of such country.
Current law India Code — BSA 2023