Indian Evidence Act, 1872
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V — OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE · Section 74

Public documents

Synced on 04 Jul 2026Text as per India Code

The following documents are public documents: ––

(1) Documents forming the acts, or records of the acts ––

(i) of the sovereign authority,

(ii) of official bodies and tribunals, and

(iii) of public officers, legislative, judicial and executive, 3[of any part of India or of the Commonwealth], or of a foreign country;

(2) Public records kept 4[in any State] of private documents.

Judgments on Section 74