When the Court has to form an opinion as to a law of any country, any statement of such law contained in a book purporting to be printed or published under the authority of the Government of such country and to contain any such law, and any report of a ruling of the Courts of such country contained in a book purporting to be a report of such rulings, is relevant.
CHAPTER II.––OF THE RELEVANCY OF FACTS · STATEMENTS MADE UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Section 38: Relevancy of statements as to any law contained in law-books
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (47 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Now in the BSA
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
| 38. Relevancy of statements as to any law contained in law-books. | BSA 32 |
Questions on this section
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1. Under Section 32 of the BSA, when the Court has to form an opinion as to a law of any country, which of the following is relevant?