Indian Evidence Act, 1872 · Chapter V: Of Documentary Evidence
Section 64: Proof of documents by primary evidence
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 was repealed and replaced by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 from 1 July 2024. It still applies to offences and proceedings from before that date.
Documents must be proved by primary evidence except in the cases hereinafter mentioned.
Corresponding sections were matched by comparing the wording of both official texts, and for the IPC and BNS, also against a published correspondence table. Wording, punishments and structure often changed, so read both sections before relying on the match.
Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the text of the Act as it stood before its repeal. 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.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 64
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Krishan Kumar and Anr. v. The State of
Conviction of the appellants-accused u/ ss.201, 300, 302, IPC r/w s.34 based on circumstantial evidence, consisting of evidence of last seen, extra judicial confession, recovery of w eapon of offence and motive, if…
- Neeraj Dutta v. State (Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi)
- Iffco Tokio General Insurance Company Ltd. v. Pearl Beverages Ltd.
- Arjun Panditrao Khotkar v. Kailash Kushanrao Gorantyal and Ors.
- Nand Ram (D) Through Lrs. & Ors. v. Jagdish Prasad (D) Through Lrs.
- Rakesh Mohindra v. Anita Beri and Others