Relevancy of entry in public record or an electronic record made in performance of duty
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Summary
An entry made by a public servant (or a person performing a duty required by law) in a public or official book, register or electronic record that states a fact in issue or a relevant fact is itself a relevant fact. It applies when the record is made in the discharge of official duty. Such entries are treated as evidence of those facts in proceedings.
Example
Ravi reports a theft at his local police station and the investigating constable notes the date, time and list of stolen items in the station diary/electronic record while on duty. That diary entry is itself a relevant fact and can be used to prove those details in court.
Bare Act
Enacted textAn entry in any public or other official book, register or record or an electronic record, stating a fact in issue or relevant fact, and made by a public servant in the discharge of his official duty, or by any other person in performance of a duty specially enjoined by the law of the country in which such book, register, or record or an electronic record is kept, is itself a relevant fact.
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