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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
प्राधकिार से प्रकाशति
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
लद्दाख, 18 नवंबर, 2025
LADAKH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER, 18, 2025
Part II - Section 3
के न्द्र-शासति प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशानि ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH
Notification
Ladakh, the 16th of November, 2025.
S.O. 134.— In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 330 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (ACT 46 of 2023) read with S.O. 2506 (E) dated:28.06.2024 issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India; the Administration of Union territory of Ladakh, hereby, makes the following rules, namely: - 1. Short title and commencement. —
1) These rules may be called "The Ladakh Admission and Denial of Documents Rules, 2025"
2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette of the Union territory of Ladakh.
2. Definitions. —
In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires: -
a) "Document" has the same meaning as defined under Section 2(d) of Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (47 of 2023) and Section 2(8) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023).
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 2b) "Electronic Signature", "Electronic Signature Certificate" "Digital Signature" and "Digital
Signature Certificate" have the same meaning as defined under the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000).
c) "Form" means as Annexed with these rules.
d) "Public Document" has the same meaning as defined under Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam-2023.
e) "Sanhita" means the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023).
f) Words and expressions used but not defined in these rules shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023); the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023), Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (47 of 2023) and the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000) or defined in any other Central Act.
3. Nothing in these rules shall be deemed to limit the powers of the Courts to call for the person to prove such signatures before the Court.
4. The SHO of the Police Station/In charge of any other investigation agency shall mention the documents which are required to be proved under these Rules in Form and attach the same with the charge sheet.
5. The Public Prosecutor or Assistant Public Prosecutor shall make the request to the Court within thirty days from the supply of copy of charge sheet to call upon the accused/advocate of accused to admit the documents as mentioned in Form.
6. The Public Prosecutor/Additional Public Prosecutor or Assistant Public Prosecutor shall make the request to the Court for deleting the name of the witnesses from the charge sheet who were cited as witness to prove the documents admitted by the accused.
By order of the Lieutenant Governor, Union territory of Ladakh.
Sd/- (डॉ पवन कोतवाल, भ प्र से / Dr. Pawan Kotwal, IAS)
मुख्य सचिव/Chief Secretary/
प्रशासनिक सचिव /Administrative Secretary
गृह विभाग /Home Department
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3FORM
LIST OF DOCUMENTS FOR ADMISSION AND DENIAL OF DOCUMENTS UNDER
SECTION 330 BNSS, 2023
The applicant proposes to adduce in evidence the following documents as specified in the table below. It may be noted that where the genuineness of any document is not disputed, such document may be read in evidence without any further proof of its genuineness: -
| S.No Description of document | Filed by Prosecution/ Accused | Original/ Copy | Issuing Authority/Or Attesting Authority | Date of filing document | Date when document supplied | Whether Admitted/ Denied | Whether formal proof required (yes/No) | Exhibit | |