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Read the following statements carefully - A. The presumption of legitimacy of child is governed by…

Both statements are correct: section 116 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly section 112 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872) governs the presumption of…

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Read the following statements carefully -
A. The presumption of legitimacy of child is governed by Section 116 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023.
B. Narendra Nath Pahari vs. Ram Govind Pahari is a leading case on the legitimacy of a child born during the continuance of valid marriage.
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Both statements are correct: section 116 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly section 112 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872) governs the presumption of legitimacy of a child born during a valid marriage, and Narendra Nath Pahari v. Ram Gobind Pahari applied that presumption as a leading authority on the point.

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