Section 85 Indian Evidence Act 1872
Section 85 Indian Evidence Act 1872
Section 85 of the Indian Evidence Act 1872 is about ‘Presumption as to powers-of-attorney’. It is under ‘PRESUMPTIONS AS TO DOCUMENTS‘ of Chapter V of the Act. Chapter V is titled ‘OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE‘.
Presumption as to powers-of-attorney
The Court shall presume that every document purporting to be a power-of-attorney, and to have been executed before, and authenticated by, a Notary Public, or any Court, Judge, Magistrate, [Indian] Consul or Vice-Consul, or representative of the [Central Government], was so executed and authenticated.
See also:
Section 84 Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Presumption as to collections of laws and reports of decisions)