Section 76
Proof of documents by production of certified copies
Reviewed by Ravi Sisodia · Last reviewed 10 October 2026
Official text of section 76 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Chapter V: Of documentary evidence), with the matching section of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
Section 76, official text
Such certified copies may be produced in proof of the contents of the public documents or parts of the public documents of which they purport to be copies.
Source: The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Act 47 of 2023), Gazette of India Extraordinary, in force from 1 July 2024. The signed Gazette controls.
Compared with the Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Section 76 replaces Section 77 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (“Proof of documents by production of certified copies”). The wording is largely the same, with drafting changes such as renumbered or lettered sub-clauses and updated terms. The 1872 Act was repealed by section 170 of the Adhiniyam, which saves proceedings pending on 1 July 2024.
Nearby sections
- Section 74 — Public and private documents
- Section 75 — Certified copies of public documents
- Section 77 — Proof of other official documents
- Section 78 — Presumption as to genuineness of certified copies
Source and review trail
The text above is taken from the Gazette of India publication of the Act. Check later amendments and the signed Gazette before relying on it.
- Official text
- NCRB — Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, section 76