31. When the Court has to form an opinion as to the existence of any fact of a public nature, any statement of it, made in a recital contained in any Central Act or State Act or in a Central Government or State Government notification appearing in the respective Official Gazette or in any printed paper or in electronic or digital form purporting to be such Gazette, is a relevant fact.
Evidence Act Section 37 in BSA: Section 31
Relevancy of statement as to fact of public nature, contained in certain Acts or notifications
Section 37 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (Relevancy of statement as to fact of public nature, contained in certain Acts or notifications) corresponds to Section 31 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
Text of BSA Section 31
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