The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
Section 84. Presumption as to powers-of-attorney.
The Court shall presume that every document purporting to be a power-of-attorney, and to have been executed before, and authenticated by, a Notary Public, or any Court, Judge, Magistrate, Indian Consul or Vice-Consul, or representative of the Central Government, was so executed and authenticated.
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Replaces
Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Section 85
Pair from: BPR&D correspondence tables (bprd.mha.gov.in; A. K. Yadav, CAPT Bhopal)
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