Evidence of officers of Mint.

What this section does

Reports by gazetted officers of the Mint, Note Printing Press, Security Printing Press, Forensic Departments, Forensic Science Laboratories, or Government/State Examiners of Questioned Documents on matters submitted to them in the course of proceedings may be used as evidence without calling the officer as a witness. The Court may summon such officer, but cannot require production of underlying records; disclosure of evidence from unpublished official records or the nature of tests applied requires permission from the relevant head of the organisation.

AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).

Procedure at a glance

Key actors

Court · Gazetted Officer · Forensic Expert · Government Examiner of Questioned Documents

Derived from CrPC s.292.