The Court shall presume that maps or plans purporting to be made by the authority of the Central Government or any State Government were so made, and are accurate; but maps or plans made for the purposes of any cause must be proved to be accurate.
PART III ON PROOF · CHAPTER V OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE · Presumptions as to documents
Section 82: Presumption as to maps or plans made by authority of Government
The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
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
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1. Under Section 82 of the BSA, the Court shall presume that maps or plans purporting to be made by the authority of the Central Government or any State Government were so made and are accurate. Maps or plans made for the purposes of any cause: