BSA § 31 · Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
Section 31 BSA — Relevancy of statement as to fact of public nature contained in certain Acts or notifications
Replaces IEA 37 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. In force since 1 July 2024.
The text
When the Court has to form an opinion as to the existence of any fact of a public nature, any statement of it, made in a recital contained in any Central Act or State Act or in a Central Government or State Government notification appearing in the respective Official Gazette or in any printed paper or in electronic or digital form purporting to be such Gazette, is a relevant fact.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text.