Presumption as to certified copies of foreign judicial records.

What this section does

The Court may presume that a document purporting to be a certified copy of a foreign judicial record is genuine and accurate, if it is certified in a manner that a Central Government representative in that country certifies to be the manner commonly used there for certifying copies of judicial records. A Political Agent (as defined in the General Clauses Act, 1897) for a territory outside India is deemed a Central Government representative for this purpose.

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

The rule in one line

Court may presume genuineness and accuracy of certified copies of foreign judicial records when certified in the manner attested by a Central Government representative.

When it applies

• A certified copy of a judgment from a US court, certified in the manner attested by the Indian Consul in the US as the common mode of certification there, may be presumed genuine.
• A Political Agent for a territory outside India certifies the mode of certification — copies so certified may be presumed genuine under this section.

Derived from IEA s.86.