Multiple choice

Mark what is not a ‘public document’ within the meaning of the expression used in the Evidence Act?

  1. The records of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal

  2. The register of private documents maintained in the office of Sub-Registrar under the Registration Act

  3. The record of proceedings of the House of the People maintained in the Lok Sabha Secretariat

  4. Pronote executed by ‘A’ while taking loan from a money lender
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Option D is correct because a pronote is a private document executed between private parties (the borrower A and the moneylender) recording a loan transaction. Public documents under Section 74 of the Evidence Act include documents forming the acts or records of sovereign authority, official bodies and tribunals (like Motor Accident Claims Tribunal), and public offices maintained by law (like Sub-Registrar records, Lok Sabha proceedings). A private pronote between individuals does not fall under any category of public documents.

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