Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · Chapter V: Of Documentary Evidence · Public documents
Section 76: Proof of documents by production of certified copies
In plain words
Certified copies can be produced to prove the contents of the public documents, or parts of them, that they are copies of.
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Official text
Such certified copies may be produced in proof of the contents of the public documents or parts of the public documents of which they purport to be copies.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 25 August 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
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