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Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 57 IEA - Facts of which Court shall take Judicial notice

Section 57 IEA is now Section 52 of the BSA - the BSA replaced the IEA on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Section
57 - Facts of which Court shall take Judicial notice
New provision
Section 52 BSA

IEA → BSA: what changed

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Section 52 BSA Modified Paragraphs are numbered as subsections (1) and (2), and facts enumeration as (1) to (13) is replaced by alphabetic clauses (a) to (l), excluding (2), (3), and (5). These exclusions remove colonial vestiges from the text. A new clause (b) is newly added, mentioning "international treaty, agreement or convention with country or countries by India, or decisions made by India at the international associations or other bodies;".

Section 57 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 deals with facts of which Court shall take Judicial notice. Under the new law this is Section 52 of the BSA.

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