Indian Evidence Act
(IEA)
Chapter 5: Of Documentary Evidence
- Section 61
Proof of contents of documents.
- Section 62
Primary Evidence.
- Section 63
Secondary evidence.
- Section 64
Proof of documents by primary evidence.
- Section 65
Cases in which secondary evidence relating to document may be given.
- Section 66
Rules as to notice to produce.
- Section 67
Proof of signature and handwriting of person alleged to have signed or written document produced.
- Section 68
Proof of execution of document required by law to be attested.
- Section 69
Proof where no attesting witness found.
- Section 70
Admission of execution by party to attested document.
- Section 71
Proof when attesting witness denies the execution.
- Section 72
Proof of document not required by law to be attested.
- Section 73
Comparison of signature, writing or seal with others admitted or proved.
- Section 74
Public documents.
- Section 75
Private documents.
- Section 76
Certified copies of public documents.
- Section 77
Proof of documents by production of certified copies.
- Section 78
Proof of other official documents.
- Section 79
Presumption as to genuineness of certified copies.
- Section 80
Presumption as to documents produced as record of evidence.
- Section 81
Presumption as to Gazettes, newspapers, private Acts of Parliament and other documents.
- Section 82
Presumption as to document admissible in England without proof of seal or signature.
- Section 83
Presumption as to maps or plans made by authority of Government.
- Section 84
Presumption as to collections of laws and reports of decisions.
- Section 85
Presumption as to powers-of-attorney.
- Section 86
Presumption as to certified copies of foreign judicial records.
- Section 87
Presumption as to books, maps and charts.
- Section 88
Presumption as to telegraphic massages.
- Section 89
Presumption as to due execution, etc., of documents not produced.
- Section 90
Presumption as to documents thirty years old.
