Evidence Act 80 vs BSA 79: Presumption as to documents produced as record of evidence
Section 80 of the Indian Evidence Act is now section 79 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, in force from 1 July 2024. 98% of the old wording is kept; 2 words removed and 3 words added.
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Evidence Act section 80Presumption as to documents produced as record of evidence
Whenever any document is produced before any Court, purporting to be a record or memorandum of the evidence, or of any part of the evidence, given by a witness in a judicial proceeding or before any officer authorised by law to take such evidence or to be a statement or confession by any prisoner or accused person, taken in accordance with law, and purporting to be signed by any Judge or Magistrate, or by any such officer as aforesaid, the Court shall presume that— the document is genuine; that any statements as to the circumstances under which it was taken, purporting to be made by the person signing it, are true; and that such evidence, statement or confession was duly taken.
BSA section 79Presumption as to documents produced as record of evidence, etc
Whenever any document is produced before any Court, purporting to be a record or memorandum of the evidence, or of any part of the evidence, given by a witness in a judicial proceeding or before any officer authorised by law to take such evidence or to be a statement or confession by any prisoner or accused person, taken in accordance with law, and purporting to be signed by any Judge or Magistrate, or by any such officer as aforesaid, the Court shall presume that— (i) the document is genuine; (ii) any statements as to the circumstances under which it was taken, purporting to be made by the person signing it, are true; and (iii) such evidence, statement or confession was duly taken.
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