Evidence Section 74

BSA Section 74— Public and private documents.

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

The section classifies documents into public and private categories. Public documents include acts or records of sovereign authority, official bodies, tribunals, and public officers (legislative, judicial, and executive) of India or a foreign country, as well as public records of private documents kept in any State or Union territory. All other documents are private documents.