Presumption as to culpable mental state

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....n any prosecution for any offence under this Act which requires a culpable mental state on the part of the accused, the court shall presume the existence of such mental state but it shall be a defence....

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....beyond reasonable doubt and not merely when its existence is established by a preponderance of probability.]     ************** NOTES:- 1. Inserted vide Section 29 of the T....