Presumption as to documents: prosecution-tendered documents are presumed genuine and admissible unless contradicted by proof. Where a document produced, seized or received from outside India is tendered by the prosecution against the person from whose custody it came, the court shall, unless the contrary is proved, presume the truth of its contents and that signatures or handwriting are those of the persons they purport to be, and shall admit the document even if not duly stamped so long as it is otherwise admissible.
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Presumption as to documents: prosecution-tendered documents are presumed genuine and admissible unless contradicted by proof.
Where a document produced, seized or received from outside India is tendered by the prosecution against the person from whose custody it came, the court shall, unless the contrary is proved, presume the truth of its contents and that signatures or handwriting are those of the persons they purport to be, and shall admit the document even if not duly stamped so long as it is otherwise admissible.
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