BSA § 89 · Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
Section 89 BSA — Presumption as to books, maps and charts
Replaces IEA 87 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. In force since 1 July 2024.
The text
The Court may presume that any book to which it may refer for information on matters of public or general interest, and that any published map or chart, the statements of which are relevant facts, and which is produced for its inspection, was written and published by the person, and at the time and place, by whom or at which it purports to have been written or published.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text.