74. (1) The following documents are public documents:-
(a) documents forming the acts, or records of the acts-
(i) of the sovereign authority;
(ii) of official bodies and tribunals; and
(iii) of public officers, legislative, judicial and executive of India or of a foreign country;
(b) public records kept in any State or Union territory of private documents.
(2) All other documents except the documents referred to in sub-section (1) are private.
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
Section 71 Proof of document not required by law to be attested
Section 72 Comparison of signature, writing or seal with others admitted or proved
Section 73 Proof as to verification of digital signature
Section 74 Public and private documents
Section 75 Certified copies of public documents
Section 76 Proof of documents by production of certified copies
Section 77 Proof of other official documents
Section 78 Presumption as to genuineness of certified copies
Section 79 Presumption as to documents produced as record of evidence, etc
Section 80 Presumption as to Gazettes, newspapers, and other documents