Section 51 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, (BSA), 2023
📜 Section 51 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
Provision:
No fact of which the Court will take judicial notice need be proved.(
Context:
This section falls under Chapter III, "Facts Which Need Not Be Proved," in Part III titled "On Proof."
🔍 Explanation
Section 51 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, stipulates that facts which the court recognizes as being of public knowledge or universally acknowledged—known as "judicially noticeable facts"—do not require formal proof during proceedings.
Judicial notice refers to the court's acceptance of certain facts without the need for evidence, based on their common knowledge or established authority.
⚖️ Practical Implications
Efficiency in Proceedings: By eliminating the need to prove universally acknowledged facts, this provision streamlines court proceedings.
Examples of Judicially Noticeable Facts:
The existence of the sun and moon.
The current date and time.
The geographical location of a country.
The fact that the Earth revolves around the sun.
These are facts that are so universally recognized that they do not require evidence to be presented in court.
🔗 Related Provisions
Section 52 – Facts of which the Court shall take judicial notice.
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