law: Indian Evidence Act, 1872 
  35. Relevancy of entry in public record made in
  
  performance of duty
  An entry in any public
  
  or other official book, register or 8A[record or an electronic
  
  record], stating a fact in issue or relevant fact, and made by a public servant
  
  in the discharge of his official duty, or by any other person in performance of
  
  a duty specially enjoined by the law of the country in which such book,
  
  register, or 8A[record or an electronic record] is kept, is itself a
  
  relevant fact.