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The Indian Evidence Act

86Presumption as to certified copies of foreign judicial records

The Court may presume that any document purporting to be a certified copy of any judicial record of 2[3* * * any country not forming part of India or] of Her Majesty's Dominions is genuine and accurate, if the document purports to be certified in any manner which is certified by any representative of 4* * * the 1[Central Government]5[in or for] 6[such country] to be the manner commonly in use in 7[that country ]for the certification of copies of judicial records.

8[An officer who, with respect to 9*** any territory or place not forming part of 10[India or] Her Majesty's Dominions, is a Political Agent there for, as defined in section 3, 11[clause (43)], of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be a representative of the 12[Central Government ]13[ in and for the country ]comprising that territory or place.]

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1. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for Government of India.

2. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "any country not forming part".

3. The words "a Part B State or of" omitted by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule.

4. The words "Her Majesty or of" omitted by A.O. 1950.

5. Subs. by Act 3 of 1891, s. 8, for "resident in".

6. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule, for "such Part B State or Country".

7. Subs. by s. 3 and the Schedule ibid., for "that State or Country".

8. Subs. by Act 5 of 1899, s. 4, for the para added by Act 3 of 1891, s. 3.

9. The words "a Part B State or" ins. by the A.O. 1950, omitted by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule.

10. Ins. by the A.O. 1950.

11. Subs. ibid., for "clause (40)".

12. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "G. of I."

13. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule., for "in and for that Part B State or country".

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