Presumption as to Gazettes in electronic or digital record
Section 81 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 deals with presumption as to Gazettes in electronic or digital record. The Court shall presume the genuineness of every electronic or digital record purporting to be the Official Gazette, or purporting to be electronic or digital record directed by any law to be kept by any person, if such electronic or digital record is kept substantially in the form required by law a The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2024.
The Court shall presume the genuineness of every electronic or digital record purporting to be the Official Gazette, or purporting to be electronic or digital record directed by any law to be kept by any person, if such electronic or digital record is kept substantially in the form required by law and is produced from proper custody.
Explanation.--For the purposes of this section and section 93 electronic records are said to be in proper custody if they are in the place in which, and looked after by the person with whom such document is required to be kept; but no custody is improper if it is proved to have had a legitimate origin, or the circumstances of the particular case are such as to render that origin probable.
Section 81, The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Act 47 of 2023).
Replaces a provision of the Indian Evidence Act
IEA 81A Presumption as to Gazettes in electronic forms Close, with changes 82%
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Questions about Section 81
What does Section 81 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam deal with?
Section 81 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam is headed "Presumption as to Gazettes in electronic or digital record". The Court shall presume the genuineness of every electronic or digital record purporting to be the Official Gazette, or purporting to be electronic or digital record directed by any law to be kept by any person, if such electronic or digital record is kept substantially in the form required by law a
How do I find court cases under Section 81 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: BSA 81, section 81 BSA, section 81 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam. People searching for it also type bsa troop 81. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 81 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 93 (Presumption as to electronic records five years old), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. It carries forward IEA 81A (Presumption as to Gazettes in electronic forms), so the judgments decided under that provision are the case law on this one.
When did Section 81 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam come into force?
Section 81 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, cited as BSA 81, came into force on 01 Jul 2024, having been enacted on 25 Dec 2023. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
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- 12. Facts showing existence of state of mind, or of body or bodily feeling1076 words
- 95. Exclusion of evidence of oral agreement815 words
- 2. Definitions794 words
- 6. Motive, preparation and previous or subsequent conduct773 words
- 63. Admissibility of electronic records764 words
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