74. Public documents.–
–The following documents are public documents: ––
(1) Documents forming the acts, or records of the acts ––
(i) of the sovereign authority,
(ii) of official bodies and tribunals, and
(iii) of public officers, legislative, judicial and executive, 3[of any part of India or of the
Commonwealth], or of a foreign country;
(2) Public records kept 4[in any State] of private documents.