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Section 4 - Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
4. "May presume"
Whenever it is provided by this Act that Court may presume a fact, it may either regard such fact as proved, unless and until it is disproved, or may call for proof of it:
"Shall presume" – Whenever it s directed by this Act that the Court shall presume a fact, it shall regard such fact as proved, unless and until it disproved;
"Conclusive proof" – When one fact is declared by this Act to be conclusive proof of another, the Court shall, on proof of the one fact, regard the other as proved, and shall not allow evidence to be given for the purpose of disproving it.
Related Sections
- Section 133: Accomplice
- Section 138: Order of examinations
- Section 111: Proof of good faith in transactions where one party is in relation of active confidence
- Section 73: Comparison of signature, writing or seal with others admitted or proved
- Section 56: Fact Judicially noticeable need not be proved
Related Acts
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