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Which one of the following sections of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 provides for the…

Section 118 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 113B of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872) provides for the mandatory presumption ("the Court shall…

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Which one of the following sections of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 provides for the presumption as to dowry death?

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Section 118 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 113B of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872) provides for the mandatory presumption ("the Court shall presume") as to dowry death where it is shown that soon before her death a woman had been subjected by such person to cruelty or harassment for, or in connection with, any demand for dowry. Section 117 deals with the presumption as to abetment of suicide by a married woman, and Section 115 deals with the presumption as to certain offences in disturbed areas.

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