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The Indian Evidence Act,1872
Section 1-48
Section 4
Section 17
Section 16- 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 fact that, it was posted in due course, and was not returned through the Dead Letter Office, are relevant.

     
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