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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

HOME DEPARTMENT

(G.O. Ms. No. 20, Puducherry, dated 06th May 2025)

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 330 and clause (i)

of section 530 and all other enabling provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik

Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023), read with the Notification in

S.O. No. 2506(E), dated 28-06-2024 of the Government of India, Ministry

of Home Affairs, New Delhi, the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, is

pleased to frame the following Rules, namely:–

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La Gazette de L' État de Poudouchéry

The Gazette of Puducherry

PART - II

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of Newspapers for India under

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Vendredi

9

Mai

2025

No.

Puducherry

Friday

9th

May

2025

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1. Short Title, Commencement.— (i) These Rules may be called

"The Puducherry List of Documents for which no formal proof is required

Rules, 2025".

(ii) They shall come into force on and from the date of its

publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Definitions.— (1) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise

requires,–

(a) "Document" has the same meaning as defined under section 2(d)

of the Bharatiya of Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Act No. 47 of 2023)

and section 2 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023);

(b) "Electronic Signature", "Electronic Signature Certificate"

"Digital Signature" and "Digital Signature Certificate" have the

same meaning as defined under the Information Technology Act, 2000

(Act No. 21 of 2000);

(c) "Form" means, as annexed with these Rules as Annexure-A;

(d) "List" means, as annexed with these Rules as Annexure-B;

(e) "Public Document has the same meaning as defined under

the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Act 47 of 2023);

(f) "Sanhita" means, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

(Act No. 46 of 2023);

(2) Words and expressions used herein but, not defined in these

Rules, shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Bharatiya

Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 46 of 2023); the Bharatiya

Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023), Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023

(Act No. 47 of 2023) and the Information Technology Act, 2000

(Act No. 21 of 2000) or as 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. These Rules shall be in addition to any other Law or Rules made

by the Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry or the High Court of

Judicature of Madras.

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5. The Station House Officer 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 List (Annexures A

and B) and attach the same with the charge-sheet.

6. The Public Prosecutor/Additional 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 and

List (Annexures A and B).

7. 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 in which they were cited

as witnesses to prove the documents admitted by the accused.

ANNEXURE – A

Name of

Source

Origin of

Issuing

Attesting

Date of

Documents

of the

Documents

Authority

Authority

issue of

Documents

Documents

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

ANNEXURE – B

The list of documents to be admitted as genuine without proof of

signature of the person by whom it purports to be signed, is as under:–

(i) The report of any expert/scientific expert of any Government

Laboratory established at Puducherry under the control of Puducherry

Administration; or any other Government or the Central Government, as

the case may be.

(ii) The report of the Public Analyst establish under the Food

Safety and Standards Act, 2006.

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online publication at “https://styandptg.py.gov.in”

Published by the Director, Government Press, Puducherry.

(iii) The Medico Legal Report (MLR), Medico Legal Case

Summary (MLCS), Post Mortem Report (PMR), Brought-in-Death

Certificate, Cause of Death Certificate, X-Ray and CT Scan/MRI Report

conducted and prepared by the Government Doctors at the Government

Hospitals established in Puducherry duly authorized by the Government

or the Central Government as the case may be.

(iv) FIR recorded in any Police Station, Daily Dairy Registers

recorded in any Police Station during any enquiry or any other

proceedings.

(v) The entry of Register No. 19 maintained by MMHC/

AMMHC or any other officer authorized in this behalf for maintaining

record of case properties of cases.

(vi) Certified copies of any document prepared by the public

Authorities/Government and copies thereof provided to the citizens

under the provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005.

(vii) The report of the Registration and Licensing Authority to

prove the reports of genuineness of issuance of Learners Licence,

Driving Licence, Registration Certificate and any other record related to

such Authority, by whatsoever name being called throughout India.

(viii) The certified copies of Revenue Record duly maintained

in the Office of the Tahsildar/any other Revenue Authority throughout

India.

(ix) Any Notification, Rules, Guidelines, Documents or Orders

issued by the Government or Central Government or any other

Government Authority.

(x) All the public documents as defined under the Bharatiya

Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

Dr. SHARAT CHAUHAN,

Chief Secretary to Government.