§86 — Presumption as to certified copies of foreign judicial records

The Court may presume that any document purporting to be a certified copy of any judicial record of [ * * * 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 * * * the [Central Government] [in or for] [such country] to be the manner commonly in use in [that country] for the certification of copies of judicial records. [An officer who, with respect to *** any territory or place not forming part of [India or] Her Majesty’s Dominions, is a Political Agent there for, as defined in section 3, [clause (43)], of the General 1. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for “British”. 2. The Words “of Her Majesty, or” Rep. ibid. 3. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for “Government of India”. 4. Ins. by Act 21 of 2000, s. 92, and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 17-10-2000). 5. Subs. by Act 10 of 2009, s. 52(e), for “digital signature” (w.e.f. 27-10-2009). 6. Subs. by ibid., s. 52(f), for “Digital Signature Certificate” (w.e.f. 27.10.2009). 7. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for “any country not forming part”. 8. The words “a Part B State or of” omitted by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule. 9. The words “Her Majesty or of” omitted by A.O. 1950. 10. Subs. by Act 3 of 1891, s. 8, for “resident in”. 11. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule, for “such Part B State or Country”. 12. Subs. by s. 3 and the Schedule, ibid., for “that State or Country”. 13. Subs. by Act 5 of 1899, s. 4, for the para added by Act 3 of 1891, s. 3. 14. The words “a Part B State or” ins. by the A.O. 1950, omitted by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule. 15. Ins. by the A.O. 1950. 16. Subs., ibid., for “clause (40)”. Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be a representative of the [Central Government] [in and for the country] comprising that territory or place].