Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · Chapter V: Of Documentary Evidence · Presumptions as to documents
Section 91: Presumption as to due execution, etc., of documents not produced
In plain words
If a document is called for and not produced after notice to produce, the court must presume it was attested, stamped and executed as the law requires.
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Official text
The Court shall presume that every document, called for and not produced after notice to produce, was attested, stamped and executed in the manner required by law.
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