Section 87: Presumption as to books, maps and charts

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

Questions on this section

2 questions in 13 of our papers cite Section 87. Try these from the free papers:

1. 1. Consider the following statements regarding presumptions under the BSA: 1. The Court shall presume the genuineness of every book purporting to be printed or published under the authority of the Government of any country and to contain any of the laws of that country. 2. The Court shall presume that a document purporting to be a certified copy of a judicial record of a country beyond India is genuine and accurate, if it is certified in the manner which a representative of the Central Government certifies to be the one commonly in use in that country. 3. The Court may presume that a published map or chart, whose statements are relevant facts and which is produced for its inspection, was written and published by the person, and at the time and place, by whom or at which it purports to have been written or published. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

   A.2 and 3 onlyB.1 and 2 onlyC.1 and 3 onlyD.1, 2 and 3
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2. 2. 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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