VidhiSangh

Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Section 84: Presumption as to collections of laws and reports of decisions

Repealed. Repealed from 1 July 2024.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 II — On Proof

84. The Court shall presume the genuineness of every book purporting to be printed or published under the authority of the Government of any country, and to contain any of the laws of that country, and of every book purporting to contain reports of decisions of the Courts of such country.

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