Section 16
of Evidence Act
ActIn forceProvision 16 of 190
Section 16
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 is was posted in due course and was not returned through the Dead
Letter Office, are relevant.
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