IEA §76 → BSA §76
Certified copies of public documents
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76. Certified copies of public documents.––Every public officer having the custody of a public document, which any person has a right to inspect, shall give that person on demand a copy of it on payment of the legal fees there for, together with a certificate written at the foot of such copy that it is a true copy of such document or part thereof, as the case may be, and such certificate shall be dated and subscribed by such officer with his name and his official title, and shall be sealed, whenever such officer is authorized by law to make use of a seal; and such copies so certified shall be called certified copies. Explanation.––Any officer who, by the ordinary course of official duty, is authorized to deliver such copies, shall be deemed to have the custody of such documents within the meaning of this section.
76. Such certified copies may be produced in proof of the contents of the public documents or parts of the public documents of which they purport to be copies.
What changedAI-inferred
Certified copies of public documents.
Old position
IEA 76 is concerned with Certified copies of public documents. Certified copies of public documents
New position
BSA 76 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Such certified copies may be produced in proof of the contents of.. Such certified copies may be produced in proof of the contents of the public documents or parts of the public documents of which they purport to be copies
BSA 76 (Such certified copies may be produced in proof of the contents of.) preserves the framework of IEA 76. BSA 76 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BSA 76 text: Such certified...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BSA 76 (Such certified copies may be produced in proof of the contents of.) preserves the framework of IEA 76. BSA 76 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BSA 76 text: Such certified copies may be produced in proof of the contents of the public documents or parts of the public documents of which they purport to be copies.
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IEA 76 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BSA 76 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.
Frequently asked
BSA 76 (Such certified copies may be produced in proof of the contents of.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Indian Evidence Act, 1872
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
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Newlaws.in, IEA §76 → BSA §76 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-14, https://newlaws.in/iea/76.
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