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A clerk in a government land office, in discharge of his official duty, makes an entry in an official register stating a relevant fact. Under Section 29 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, what is the status of the entry?

The entry is itself a relevant fact. Section 29 makes an entry in a public or official register or record, stating a fact in issue or relevant fact and made by a public servant in discharge of official duty, relevant without further conditions.

  1. AIt is itself a relevant factCorrect
  2. BIt is relevant only if the clerk is examined as a witness
  3. CIt is irrelevant unless it is a published map
  4. DIt is relevant only in criminal trials

Explanation

Section 29 states that an entry in a public or other official book, register or record, including an electronic record, stating a fact in issue or relevant fact and made by a public servant in discharge of official duty, is itself a relevant fact. The section does not require the maker to be examined or limit it to criminal trials.

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