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Section 16 - Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
16. Existence of course of business when relevant
When there is a question whether a particular act was done, the existence of any course of business, according to which it naturally would have been done, is a relevant fact.
Illustrations
(a) The question is, whether a particular letter was dispatched.
The facts that it was the ordinary course of business for all letters put in a certain place to be carried to the post, and that that particular letter was put in that place are relevant.
(b) The question is, whether a particular letter reached A. The facts that it was posted in due course, and was not returned through the Dead Letter Office, are relevant.
Related Sections
Related Acts
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- National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Act, 2017
- Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
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- India International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019
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