Section 74 Indian Evidence Act 1872
Section 74 of the Indian Evidence Act 1872 is about ‘Public documents’. It is under ‘PUBLIC DOCUMENTS‘ of Chapter V of the Act. Chapter V is titled ‘OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE‘.
Public documents
The following documents are public documents: ––
(1) documents forming the acts or records of the acts ––
(i) of the sovereign authority,
(ii) of official bodies and tribunals, and
(iii) of public officers, legislative, judicial and executive, [of any part of India or of the Commonwealth], or of a foreign country;
(2) public records kept [in any State] of private documents.
See also:
Section 73A Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Proof as to verification of digital signature)