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Indian Evidence Act, 1872 · Chapter VII: Of the Burden of Proof

Section 113: Proof of cession of territory

The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 was repealed and replaced by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 from 1 July 2024. It still applies to offences and proceedings from before that date.

In plain words

A notification in the Official Gazette that part of British territory was ceded to a Native State, Prince or Ruler before Part III of the Government of India Act, 1935 came into force is conclusive proof of a valid cession on the date stated.

A simplified explanation, prepared with AI assistance from the official text below and checked automatically against it for numbers and cross-references. The official text is the law and prevails over this summary. Not legal advice.

Official text

A notification in the official Gazette that any portion of British territory has [before the commencement of Part III of the Government of India Act, 1935 (26 Geo. 5, c. 2)] been ceded to any Native State, Prince or Ruler, shall be conclusive proof that a valid cession of such territory took place at the date mentioned in such notification.

Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the text of the Act as it stood before its repeal. 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.

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