VidhiSangh

Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Section 35: Relevancy of entry in public record made in performance of duty

Repealed. Repealed from 1 July 2024. Use it for proceedings preserved by BSA section 170, including specified matters that were pending immediately before commencement.

Part I — Relevancy of Facts

35. An entry in any public or other official book, register or 2 [record or an electronic record], stating a fact in issue or relevant fact, and made by a public servant in the discharge of his official duty, or by any other person in performances of a duty specially enjoined by the law of the country in which such book, register or 2 [record or an electronic record], is kept, is itself a relevant fact.

Source: official text of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.