Presumption of genuineness for judicial records and confessions enforces authenticity and proper taking of evidence. Where a document produced before a court purports to be a record or memorandum of evidence, or a statement or confession by a prisoner or accused, and is proved to purport to be signed by a Judge, Magistrate or an officer authorised to take such evidence, the Court shall presume the document is genuine, that statements by the signatory about the circumstances of its taking are true, and that the evidence, statement or confession was duly taken in accordance with law.
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Presumption of genuineness for judicial records and confessions enforces authenticity and proper taking of evidence.
Where a document produced before a court purports to be a record or memorandum of evidence, or a statement or confession by a prisoner or accused, and is proved to purport to be signed by a Judge, Magistrate or an officer authorised to take such evidence, the Court shall presume the document is genuine, that statements by the signatory about the circumstances of its taking are true, and that the evidence, statement or confession was duly taken in accordance with law.
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