Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam
BSA 116 was IEA 112.
Birth during marriage, conclusive proof of legitimacy.
Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · IEA 1872 · Ch. VII
s. 112
Birth during marriage, conclusive proof of legitimacy
The fact that any person was born during the continuance of a valid marriage between his mother and any man, or within two hundred and eighty days after its dissolution, the mother remaining unmarried, shall be conclusive proof that he is the legitimate son of that man, unless it can be shown that the parties to the marriage had no access to each other at any time when he could have been begotten.
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New · BSA 2023 · Ch. VII
s. 116
Birth during marriage, conclusive proof of legitimacy.
The fact that any person was born during the continuance of a valid marriage between his mother and any man, or within two hundred and eighty days after its dissolution, the mother remaining unmarried, shall be conclusive proof that he is the legitimate child of that man, unless it can be shown that the parties to the marriage had no access to each other at any time when he could have been begotten.
Text from India Code