89. The Court may presume that any book to which it may refer for information on matters of public or general interest, and that any published map or chart, the statements of which are relevant facts, and which is produced for its inspection, was written and published by the person, and at the time and place, by whom or at which it purports to have been written or published.
BSA Section 89: Presumption as to books, maps and charts
Section 89 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 deals with presumption as to books, maps and charts. It replaces Evidence Act 87 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
Text of BSA Section 89
Evidence Act sections replaced
- Evidence Act 87: Presumption as to books, maps and charts
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