Section 86 · Presumption as to certified copies of foreign judicial records
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The Court may presume that
any document purporting to be a certified copy of any judicial record of 2[3* * * any country not forming
part of India or] of Her Majesty's Dominions is genuine and accurate, if the document purports to be
certified in any manner which is certified by any representative of 4* * * the 1[Central Government]5[in
or for] 6[such country] to be the manner commonly in use in 7[that country ]for the certification of
copies of judicial records.
8[An officer who, with respect to 9*** any territory or place not forming part of 10[India or] Her Majesty's Dominions, is a Political Agent there for, as defined in section 3, 11[clause (43)], of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be a representative of the 12[Central Government ]13[ in and for the country ]comprising that territory or place.]
8[An officer who, with respect to 9*** any territory or place not forming part of 10[India or] Her Majesty's Dominions, is a Political Agent there for, as defined in section 3, 11[clause (43)], of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be a representative of the 12[Central Government ]13[ in and for the country ]comprising that territory or place.]
In the new law
IEA 86BSA 88
88. Presumption as to certified copies of foreign judicial records.
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