Presumption as to documents: document contents and handwriting treated as genuine unless contrary proved; unstamped admissible papers allowed. Where a document produced, seized or received in proceedings is tendered by the prosecution against a person, the court shall, unless contrary is proved, ... Summary
Presumption as to documents: document contents and handwriting treated as genuine unless contrary proved; unstamped admissible papers allowed.
Where a document produced, seized or received in proceedings is tendered by the prosecution against a person, the court shall, unless contrary is proved, presume the truth of the document's contents and that signatures or parts in a particular person's handwriting are in that person's handwriting, including execution or attestation; such documents shall be admitted in evidence even if not duly stamped, provided they are otherwise admissible.
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