Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
BSA Section 85
Presumption as to electronic agreements
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BSA Section 85 deals with presumption as to electronic agreements and replaces Evidence Act 85A.
Bare act text — BSA 85
85. Presumption as to electronic agreements.
The Court shall presume that every electronic record purporting to be an agreement containing the electronic or digital signature of the parties was so concluded by affixing the electronic or digital signature of the parties.
What changed from the Evidence Act
- Evidence Act 85A → BSA 85: The words "or digitals" are added.
Frequently asked
What was BSA Section 85 in the Evidence Act?
BSA Section 85 (Presumption as to electronic agreements) replaces Section 85A of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act 85A is now BSA 85.
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Nearby BSA sections
- BSA 80 — Presumption as to Gazettes, newspapers, and other documents
- BSA 81 — Presumption as to Gazettes in electronic or digital record
- BSA 82 — Presumption as to maps or plans made by authority of Government
- BSA 83 — Presumption as to collections of laws and reports of decisions
- BSA 84 — Presumption as to powers-of-attorney
- BSA 86 — Presumption as to electronic records and electronic signatures
- BSA 87 — Presumption as to Electronic Signature Certificates
- BSA 88 — Presumption as to certified copies of foreign judicial records
- BSA 89 — Presumption as to books, maps and charts
- BSA 90 — Presumption as to electronic messages