IEA §80 → BSA §80
Presumption as to documents produced as record of evidence
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80. Presumption as to documents produced as record of evidence.––Whenever any document is produced before any Court, purporting to be a record or memorandum of the evidence, or of any part of the evidence, given by a witness in a judicial proceeding or before any officer authorized by law to take such evidence or to be a statement or confession by any prisoner or accused person, taken in accordance with law, and purporting to be signed by any Judge or Magistrate, or by any such officer as aforesaid, the Court shall presume–– that the document is genuine; that any statements as to the circumstances under which it was taken, purporting to be made by the person signing it, are true, and that such evidence, statement or confession was duly taken.
80. The Court shall presume the genuineness of every document purporting to be the Official Gazette, or to be a newspaper or journal, and of every document purporting to be a document directed by any law to be kept by any person, if such document is kept substantially in the form required by law and is produced from proper custody. Explanation.—For the purposes of this section and section 92, document is said to be in proper custody if it is 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 if the circumstances of the particular case are such as to render that origin probable.
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Presumption as to documents produced as record of evidence.
Old position
IEA 80 is concerned with Presumption as to documents produced as record of evidence. Presumption as to documents produced as record of evidence
New position
BSA 80 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: The Court shall presume the genuineness of every document purporting to be.. The Court shall presume the genuineness of every document purporting to be the Official Gazette, or to be a newspaper or journal, and of every document purporting to be a document directed by any law to be kept by any person, if such
BSA 80 (The Court shall presume the genuineness of every document purporting to be.) preserves the framework of IEA 80. BSA 80 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BSA 80 text: The Court...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BSA 80 (The Court shall presume the genuineness of every document purporting to be.) preserves the framework of IEA 80. BSA 80 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BSA 80 text: The Court shall presume the genuineness of every document purporting to be the Official Gazette, or to be a newspaper or journal, and of every document purporting to be a document directed by any law to be kept by any person, if such document is kept substantially in the form required by law and is produced from...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IEA 80 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BSA 80 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 80 (The Court shall presume the genuineness of every document purporting to be.). 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 §80 → BSA §80 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-14, https://newlaws.in/iea/80.
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