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Evidence Section 57

Judicial notice

New section under BSA

BSA Section 51— Fact judicially noticeable need not be proved.

Effective for any FIR, charge sheet, or filing on or after 1 July 2024. Matters that arose before that date continue under the Evidence.

What the new section does

A fact of which the Court takes judicial notice requires no proof by the parties. The Court accepts such facts as established without formal evidence being adduced. This relieves parties of the burden of proving matters that are universally or officially recognised.

For the full text of the new section, see the linked BSA page above. For the binding statutory text, refer to the India Code or the Gazette of India. This reference is informational, not legal advice.