What is Presumption as to certified copies of foreign judicial records What is Presumption as to books, maps and charts Section 86 and 87 of Indian Evidence Act 1872

Presumption as to certified copies of foreign judicial records and Presumption as to books, maps and charts are defined under section 86 and 87 of Indian Evidence Act 1872. Provisions under these sections are:

 

Section 86 of Evidence Act "Presumption as to certified copies of foreign judicial records"

The Courts may presume that any document purporting to be a certified copy of any judicial record of any country and not forming part of India or] of Her Majesty s dominions is genuine and accurate, if the document purports to be certified in any manner which is certified by any representative of the [Central Government ] [in or for] [such country] to be the manner commonly in use in [that country] for the certification of copies of judicial records.


 

[An Officer who, with respect to any territory or place not forming part of [India or Her Majesty s dominions, is a Political Agent therefore, as defined in section 3, [clause (43), of the General Clause Act, 1897, shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be a representative of the [Central Government] [ in and for the country] comprising that territory of place

 

Section 87 of Evidence Act "Presumption as to books, maps and charts"

The Courts may presume that any book to which it may refer for information on matters of public or general interest, and that any published map or chart, the statements of which are relevant facts and which is produced for its inspection, was written and published by the person and at the time and place, by whom or at which it purports to have been written or published.