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Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 79 IEA - Presumption as to genuineness of Certified copies

Section 79 IEA is now Section 78 of the BSA - the BSA replaced the IEA on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Section
79 - Presumption as to genuineness of Certified copies
New provision
Section 78 BSA

IEA → BSA: what changed

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Section 78 BSA Modified The w ords "or by any officer [ in the State of Jammu and Kashmir] who is duly authorised thereto by the Central Government:" are excluded and para graph are numbered as subsections.

Section 79 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 deals with presumption as to genuineness of Certified copies. Under the new law this is Section 78 of the BSA.

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