Section 29: Relevancy of entry in public record or an electronic record made in performance of duty

Corresponding Evidence Act provision

As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table

Questions on this section

2 questions in 11 of our papers cite Section 29. Try these from the free papers:

1. 1. In Birad Mal Singhvi v. Anand Purohit (1988), on an entry of the date of birth in a school register relied on under Section 35 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (now Section 29 of the BSA), the Supreme Court held that:

   A.such an entry proves age only if the student personally signed the register at the time of admissionB.such an entry is wholly inadmissible, because a school register is never a public or official recordC.such an entry has no evidentiary value on age unless the source of the date is shownD.such an entry is conclusive proof of age, as it is made by a public servant in the discharge of official duty
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