Act Number: 1

Act Name: The Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Year: 1872

Enactment Date: 1872-03-15

Long Title:

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

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 despatched.
    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 facts that it was posted in due course, and was not returned through the Dead Letter Office, are relevant.
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