VidhiSangh

Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Section 37: Relevancy of statement as to fact of public nature contained in certain Acts or notifications

Repealed. Repealed from 1 July 2024.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

37. 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 Act of Parliament 4 [of the United Kingdom] or in any 5 [Central Act, Provincial Act] or 6 [a State Act] or in a Government notification or notification by the Crown Representative appearing in the Official Gazette or in any printed paper purporting to be the London Gazette or the Government Gazette of any Dominion, colony or possession of his Majesty is a [relevant fact].

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