Proof of documents by production of certified copies.

What this section does

Certified copies of public documents, prepared in accordance with the preceding section, may be produced in court as proof of the contents of those public documents or the relevant parts thereof. No further proof of the original is required when a certified copy is produced.

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

The rule in one line

Certified copies of public documents are admissible as proof of the contents of those documents without production of the original.

When it applies

• A certified copy of a government notification is produced in court to prove the contents of the original notification without requiring the original to be brought before the court.
• A certified copy of a registered sale deed is tendered to prove the terms of the original deed in a property dispute.

Derived from IEA s.77.