Section 88: Presumption as to certified copies of foreign judicial records

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

Leading cases

• Y. Narasimha Rao v. Y. Venkata Lakshmi (1991)Decided on Evidence Act section 86A foreign divorce decree passed by a court lacking jurisdiction under the Hindu Marriage Act, on a ground unknown to that Act, against a wife who did not submit to the forum, cannot be recognised in India.

Questions on this section

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1. 1. Which of the following presumptions contained in the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 has NO corresponding provision in the BSA?

   A.Section 82, presumption as to a document admissible in England without proof of seal or signatureB.Section 86, presumption as to certified copies of judicial records of a country beyond IndiaC.Section 87, presumption as to books, maps and charts referred to for information on public mattersD.Section 85, presumption as to a power-of-attorney executed before and authenticated by a Notary Public
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