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Section 86: Presumption as to certified copies of foreign judicial records

The Indian Evidence Act, 1872Central Act · Act 1 of 1872

Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024

The Court may presume that any document purporting to be a certified copy of any judicial record of 2[3* * * any country not forming part of India or] of Her Majesty's Dominions is genuine and accurate, if the document purports to be certified in any manner which is certified by any representative of 4* * * the 1[Central Government]5[in or for] 6[such country] to be the manner commonly in use in 7[that country ]for the certification of copies of judicial records.

8[An officer who, with respect to 9*** any territory or place not forming part of 10[India or] Her Majesty's Dominions, is a Political Agent there for, as defined in section 3, 11[clause (43)], of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be a representative of the 12[Central Government ]13[ in and for the country ]comprising that territory or place.]

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ActThe Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Section86
Marginal notePresumption as to certified copies of foreign judicial records
JurisdictionCentral
StatusRepealed
Judgments citing it1

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