Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · Chapter II: Relevancy of Facts · Statements made under special circumstances
Section 29: Relevancy of entry in public record or an electronic record made in performance of duty
In plain words
An entry in a public or official book, register or record, or electronic record, stating a relevant fact, made by a public servant in their official duty, or by anyone performing a duty specially required by law, is itself a relevant fact.
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Official text
An entry in any public or other official book, register or record or an electronic record, stating a fact in issue or relevant fact, and made by a public servant in the discharge of his official duty, or by any other person in performance of a duty specially enjoined by the law of the country in which such book, register or record or an electronic record, is kept, is itself a relevant fact.
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Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 25 August 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 29
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