BSA § 116 · Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
Section 116 BSA — Birth during marriage, conclusive proof of legitimacy
Replaces IEA 112 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. In force since 1 July 2024.
The text
The fact that any person was born during the continuance of a valid marriage between his mother and any man, or within two hundred and eighty days after its dissolution, the mother remaining unmarried, shall be conclusive proof that he is the legitimate child of that man, unless it can be shown that the parties to the marriage had no access to each other at any time when he could have been begotten.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text.