Indian Evidence Act, 1872 · Section 88

IEA 88 in BSA: no corresponding section

Section 88 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 was not carried into the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023: no BSA section corresponds to it. IEA 88 deals with presumption as to telegraphic messages. The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the IEA. Its full text is set out below.

Indian Evidence Act

IEA 88 has no counterpart in the BSA.

Presumption as to telegraphic messages · It was not carried into the 2023 code.

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Old · IEA 1872 · Ch. V
s. 88
Presumption as to telegraphic messages
The Court may presume that a message, forwarded from a telegraph office to the person to whom such message purports to be addressed, corresponds with a message delivered for transmission at the office from which the message purports to be sent; but the Court shall not make any presumption as to the person by whom such message was delivered for transmission. OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE 5.901
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IEA 87 · Presumption as to books, maps and chartsIEA 88A · Presumption as to electronic messages

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