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Under Section 119 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, the court may presume:

Section 119 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly section 114 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872) provides that the court may presume the "existence of any fact"…

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Under Section 119 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, the court may presume:

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Section 119 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly section 114 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872) provides that the court may presume the "existence of any fact" which it thinks likely to have happened, regard being had to the common course of natural events, human conduct and public and private business, in their relation to the facts of the particular case.

The section is not limited to relevant facts as a defined category, does not depend on the parties' admission, and does not permit a presumption as to the existence of law.

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