Which Evidence Act section is BSA 80?

BSA 80 replaces Evidence Act 81.

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BSA Section 80: Presumption as to Gazettes, newspapers, and other documents

Section 80 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 deals with presumption as to Gazettes, newspapers, and other documents. It replaces Evidence Act 81 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

Text of BSA Section 80

80. The Court shall presume the genuineness of every document purporting to be the Official Gazette, or to be a newspaper or journal, and of every document purporting to be a document directed by any law to be kept by any person, if such document is kept substantially in the form required by law and is produced from proper custody.

Explanation.—For the purposes of this section and section 92, document is said to be in proper custody if it is in the place in which, and looked after by the person with whom such document is required to be kept; but no custody is improper if it is proved to have had a legitimate origin, or if the circumstances of the particular case are such as to render that origin probable.

Evidence Act sections replaced

Evidence Act 81: Presumption as to Gazettes, newspapers, private Acts of Parliament and other documents

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