Section 74 of the Evidence Act, 1872

Public Documents

Section 74 of the Evidence Act, 1872—The following documents are public documents:-

(1)           Documents forming the acts, or records of the acts-

(i)                Of the sovereign authority,

(ii)             Of official bodies and tribunals, and

(iii)           Of public officers, legislative, judicial and executive, of any part of India or of the Commonwealth or of a                        foreign country;

(2)           Public records kept in any State of private documents.

Comments

Certified copy of Will

Certified Copy of the Will is not a public document within the meaning of section 74,

Sampat Singh v. Bhagwanti. AIR 2010 (NOC) (P&H).