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Section 38

Relevancy of statements as to any law contained in law books

of Evidence Act 1950

ActIn forceProvision 39 of 169
Section 38

When the court has to form an opinion as to a law of any country, any statement of that law contained in a book purporting to be printed or published under the authority of the Government of that country, and to contain any such law, and any report of a ruling of the courts of that country contained in a book purporting to be a report of such rulings, is relevant.

How Much of a Statement to be Proved

What evidence to be given when statement forms part of a conversation, document, book or series of letters or papers