Indian Evidence Act, 1872 → Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
IEA 16BSA 14
Existence of course of business when relevant
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Under Section 14 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 16 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872)...
Bare act text — BSA 14
14. Existence of course of business when relevant .—When there is a question whether a particular act was done, the existence of any course of business, according to which it naturally would have been done, is a relevant fact. Illustrations. (a) The question is, whether a particular letter was dispatched. The facts that it was the ordinary course of business for all letters put in a certain place to be carried to the post, and that particular letter was put in that place are relevant. (b) The question is, whether a particular letter reached A. The facts that it was posted in due course, and was not returned through the Return Letter Office, are relevant. Admissions
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What is IEA 16 equivalent in BSA?
IEA Section 16 (Existence of course of business when relevant) corresponds to Section 14 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA).
What changed between IEA 16 and BSA 14?
No change.
How do I cite BSA 14 in a pleading?
Under Section 14 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 16 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872)...
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- IEA 11 → BSA 9 — When facts not otherwise relevant become relevant
- IEA 12 → BSA 10 — Facts tending to enable Court to determine amount are relevant in suits for damages
- IEA 13 → BSA 11 — Facts relevant when right or custom is in question
- IEA 14 → BSA 12 — Facts showing existence of state of mind, or of body or bodily feeling
- IEA 15 → BSA 13 — Facts bearing on question whether act was accidental or intentional
- IEA 17 → BSA 15 — Admission defined
- IEA 18 → BSA 16 — Admission by party to proceeding or his agent
- IEA 19 → BSA 17 — Admissions by persons whose position must be proved as against party to suit
- IEA 20 → BSA 18 — Admissions by persons expressly referred to by party to suit
- IEA 21 → BSA 19 — Proof of admissions against persons making them, and by or on their behalf