IEA Section 56 — Fact judicially noticeable need not be proved

Summary

A fact that a court already knows or accepts as true without requiring evidence does not need to be formally proven in court. This means you do not have to present proof for things that are obvious or widely known, such as the date of a public holiday or a basic scientific fact.

Official Text

No fact of which the Court will take judicial notice need to be proved.

Related Judgments

• HARENDRA RAI vs THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2023)
• BABURAO ALIAS P.B. SAMANT vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS — Supreme Court of India (1987)
• DASHRATH vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• Judgment reserved on 17.01.2008; Judgment delivered on: 20.4.2009; Kes vs Joga Ram & Ors — Delhi High Court (2009)
• SYED ZAINUL ABEDEEN vs THE RAJASTHAN BOARD OF MUSLIM WAKF — Supreme Court of India (2019)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BSA §51 — Fact judicially noticeable need not be proved