Section 81 of BSA : Section 81: Presumption as to Gazettes in electronic or digital record.

Explanation using Example

Example 1:

Scenario: A company is involved in a legal dispute over a government notification regarding environmental regulations.

Application of Section 81: The company presents an electronic copy of the Official Gazette, which contains the notification about the new environmental regulations. The court will presume that this electronic record is genuine because it is an official document that is supposed to be kept in electronic form by law. The company obtained this record from the official government website, which is considered proper custody.

Outcome: The court accepts the electronic copy of the Official Gazette as genuine evidence without requiring further proof of its authenticity.

Example 2:

Scenario: An individual is contesting a traffic fine issued based on a digital record of traffic violations maintained by the traffic police department.

Application of Section 81: The traffic police department presents a digital record showing the individual's traffic violations, which is maintained as per the legal requi...

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