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Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Section 80

Presumption as to documents produced as record of evidence

Quick Answer Reference: Section 80 IEA

  • Provision: Section 80 of IEA
  • Act: Indian Evidence Act, 1872
  • Classification: evidence
  • Jurisdiction: India
Statutory Content

What does Section 80 of IEA say?

Whenever any document is produced before any Court, purporting to be a record or memorandum of the evidence, or of any part of the evidence, given by a witness in a judicial proceedings or before any officer authorised by law to take such evidence or to be a statement or confession by any prisoner or accused person, taken in accordance with law, and purporting to be signed by any judge or Magistrate or by any such officer as aforesaid the Court shall presume— that the document is genuine; that any statements as to the circumstances under which it was taken, purporting to be made by the person signing it, are true, and that such evidence, statement or confession was duly taken.

Indian StandardSection 80, Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Bluebook (21st ed.)Indian Evidence Act, 1872, § 80 (India)
Court Pleading StandardSection 80 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872
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Common Questions about Section 80 IEA

What is Section 80 of IEA?

Section 80 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (IEA) defines and regulates "Presumption as to documents produced as record of evidence". The section states: Whenever any document is produced before any Court, purporting to be a record or memorandum of the evidence, or of any part of the evidence, given by a witness in a judicial procee...

Landmark Case Laws

Landmark Judgments under Section 80 IEA

1978 1 SCC 248

Supreme Court of India

2013 2 SCC 1

Supreme Court of India

2014 8 SCC 273

Supreme Court of India

2017 10 SCC 1

Supreme Court of India

Patnahcucisdb94 High Court (10 8)

Commonly Cited Alongside

Sections commonly cited alongside Section 80