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In which of the following cases, the court may presume under Section 119 of the Bharatiya Sakshya…

Section 119 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly section 114 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872) lets the court presume the existence of any fact it thinks…

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In which of the following cases, the court may presume under Section 119 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023:

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Section 119 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly section 114 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872) lets the court presume the existence of any fact it thinks likely to have happened, and its illustrations (a), (e) and (g) cover each case listed: a man in possession of stolen goods soon after the theft is the thief or a knowing receiver, judicial and official acts have been regularly performed, and evidence that could be produced but is withheld would be unfavourable to the person withholding it. So "All of the given options are correct". These presumptions are discretionary and can be displaced by the circumstances of the case.

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