74. (1) The following documents are public documents:—(a) documents forming the acts, or records of the acts—(i) of the sovereign authority; (ii) of official bodies and tribunals; and (iii) of public officers, legislative, judicial and executive of India or of a foreign country; (b) public records kept in any State or Union territory of private documents. (2) All other documents except the documents referred to in sub-section (1) are private.
Evidence Act Section 75 in BSA: Section 74
Private documents
Section 75 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (Private documents) corresponds to Section 74 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
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