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Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 78 IEA - Proof of other official documents

Section 78 IEA is now Section 77 of the BSA - the BSA replaced the IEA on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Section
78 - Proof of other official documents
New provision
Section 77 BSA

IEA → BSA: what changed

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Section 77 BSA Modified The conditions' enumeration as (1) to (6) is changed to (a) to (f). The expressions "or of the Crown Representative", "or, as the case may be, of the Crown Representative;", "Her Majesty] or by the Privy Council, or by any department of Her Majesty’s Government" and "London Gazette, or purporting to be printed by the Queen’s Printer;" are excluded. The w ords "Ministries and" "or Union territory Administration", "Parliament or a State" and "President of India or the Governor of a State or the Administrator or Lieutenant Governor of a Union territory, by copies or extracts contained in the Official Gazette; " are added.

Section 78 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 deals with proof of other official documents. Under the new law this is Section 77 of the BSA.

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