BSA Section 88: Presumption as to certified copies of foreign judicial records
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · Chapter 5: Of Documentary Evidence
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¶88.
(1) The Court may presume that any document purporting to be a certified copy of any judicial record of any country beyond India is genuine and accurate, if the document purports to be certified in any manner which is certified by any representative of the Central Government in or for such country to be the manner commonly in use in that country for the certification of copies of judicial records.
¶(2) An officer who, with respect to any territory or place outside India is a Political Agent therefor, as defined in clause (43) of section 3 of the General Clauses Act, 1897, shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be a representative of the Central Government in and for the country comprising that territory or place.
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Replaces IEA 86. IEA → BSA converterSource: BPR&D BSA–IEA corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-07-03)
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Other sections in this chapter
- 56. Proof of contents of documents
- 57. Primary evidence
- 58. Secondary evidence
- 59. Proof of documents by primary evidence
- 60. Cases in which secondary evidence relating to documents may be given
- 61. Electronic or digital record
- 62. Special provisions as to evidence relating to electronic record
- 63. Admissibility of electronic records
- 64. Rules as to notice to produce
- 65. Proof of signature and handwriting of person alleged to have signed or written document produced
- 66. Proof as to electronic signature
- 67. Proof of execution of document required by law to be attested
- 68. Proof where no attesting witness found
- 69. Admission of execution by party to attested document
- 70. Proof when attesting witness denies execution
- 71. Proof of document not required by law to be attested
- 72. Comparison of signature, writing or seal with others admitted or proved
- 73. Proof as to verification of digital signature
- 74. Public and private documents
- 75. Certified copies of public documents
- 76. Proof of documents by production of certified copies
- 77. Proof of other official documents
- 78. Presumption as to genuineness of certified copies
- 79. Presumption as to documents produced as record of evidence, etc
- 80. Presumption as to Gazettes, newspapers, and other documents
- 81. Presumption as to Gazettes in electronic or digital record
- 82. Presumption as to maps or plans made by authority of Government
- 83. Presumption as to collections of laws and reports of decisions
- 84. Presumption as to powers-of-attorney
- 85. Presumption as to electronic agreements
- 86. Presumption as to electronic records and electronic signatures
- 87. Presumption as to Electronic Signature Certificates
- 89. Presumption as to books, maps and charts
- 90. Presumption as to electronic messages
- 91. Presumption as to due execution, etc., of documents not produced
- 92. Presumption as to documents thirty years old
- 93. Presumption as to electronic records five years old