Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · Section 29

BSA 29: earlier IEA 35

Section 29 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 replaces Section 35 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. BSA 29 deals with relevancy of entry in public record or an electronic record made in performance of duty. The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam came into force on 1 July 2024.

Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam

BSA 29 was IEA 35.

Relevancy of entry in public record or an electronic record made in performance of duty.

Carried over
96% of the old wording kept
Old · IEA 1872 · Ch. II
s. 35
Relevancy of entry in public record [or an electronic record], made in performance of duty
An entry in any public or other official book, register or record 4°[or an electronic record], stating a fact in issue or relevant fact, and made by a public servant in the discharge of his official duty, or by any other person in performance of a duty specially enjoined by the law of the country in which such book, register or record 4[or an electronic record] is kept, is itself a relevant fact.
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New · BSA 2023 · Ch. II
s. 29
Relevancy of entry in public record or an electronic record made in performance of duty.
An entry in any public or other official book, register or record or an electronic record, stating a fact in issue or relevant fact, and made by a public servant in the discharge of his official duty, or by any other person in performance of a duty specially enjoined by the law of the country in which such book, register or record or an electronic record, is kept, is itself a relevant fact.
Text from India Code

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