Section 74 Indian Evidence Act 1872
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)