Proof of contents of documents.

What this section does

The contents of documents may be proved either by primary evidence (the document itself) or by secondary evidence (as permitted by the Act). This section sets out the two permissible modes of proving documentary contents.

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

The rule in one line

Documentary contents may be proved by primary or secondary evidence.

When it applies

• A contract may be proved by producing the original signed document (primary evidence).
• Where the original is lost, a certified copy or other permissible secondary evidence may be used to prove the contract's contents.

Derived from IEA s.61.