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, 2[ of any part of India or of the Common- wealth], or of a foreign country;
(2) public records kept 3[ in any State] of private documents.