90. The Court may presume that an electronic message, forwarded by the originator through an electronic mail server to the addressee to whom the message purports to be addressed corresponds with the message as fed into his computer for transmission; but the Court shall not make any presumption as to the person by whom such message was sent.
Evidence Act Section 88A in BSA: Section 90
Presumption as to electronic messages
Section 88A of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (Presumption as to electronic messages) corresponds to Section 90 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
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