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असाधारण

EXTRAORDINARY

प्राधिकार से प्रकाशित

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

Part II - Section 3

केन्द्र-शासित प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशािन

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).

लद्दाख, 18 नवंबर, 2025

LADAKH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER, 18, 2025

भारत सरकार

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

एस.जी.-एल.डी.-अ.-18112025-1633

SG-LD-E-18112025-1633

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b) “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/

प्रशासननक सनिव /Administrative Secretary

गृह नवभाग /Home Department

ANUPAM

BHARDWAJ

Digitally signed by

ANUPAM BHARDWAJ

Date: 2025.11.18

11:46:12 +05'30'

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FORM

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

“No legal responsibility is accepted for the contents of publication of advertisements/publications in this part of The

Ladakh Gazette. Persons notifying the advertisements/public notices will remain solely responsible for the legal

consequences and also for any other misrepresentation etc.”

MICHAEL

MANNY

DSOUZA

Digitally signed by

MICHAEL MANNY

DSOUZA

Date: 2025.11.18

15:37:59 +05'30'