74. Public documents.

The following documents are public documents-
(1) 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 any part of India or of the Commonwealth], or of a foreign country; 

(2) Public records kept in any State of private documents.

*Certified copy of will is not a public document within meaning of section 74.
Related Case- Sampat Singh v. Bhagwanti, 2010

Read Indian Evidence Act in a beautiful, systematic way.

Read Evidence Act each section wise.

Download beautiful, colourful PDF for Evidence Act.

Get Law PDFs

• About
• Latest Posts

WritingLaw

WritingLaw offers important Bare Acts, PDFs, law notes, law Q&A, articles, and MCQ practice tests for students, advocates, and people in the legal field.

Latest posts by WritingLaw (see all)

• Section 513 – Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) - 12th March 2026
• Section 514 – Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) - 12th March 2026
• Section 515 – Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) - 12th March 2026