Section 16 Indian Evidence Act

IEA 16 : Section 16 of the Indian Evidence Act:

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.

India's Important Case Laws and Landmark Judgments on IEA - Section 16 Indian Evidence Act 1872:

Tulsiram Ramkisan vs Ramsingh Pannusingh Raghuwanshi on 22 August, 1961 Bombay High Court 

198Th Report On Witness Identity Protection And Witness Protection Law Commission Report 

Kartar Singh vs State Of Punjab on 11 March, 1994 Supreme Court of India 

Paika Dasaru vs Rajeswar Balaji on 13 March, 1957 Bombay High Court 

Bharatha Matha & Anr vs R. Vijaya Renganathan & Ors on 17 May, 2010 Supreme Court of India 

Brundaban Chandra Dhir Narendra vs The State Of Orissa In The Revenue on 19 September, 1952 Orissa High Court 

Marri Narasayya And Ors. vs Peruri Krishnamurthi on 6 August, 1928 Madras High Court 

Additional District Magistrate, vs S. S. Shukla Etc. Etc on 28 April, 1976 Supreme Court of India 

K.K.Thomas vs Food Inspector on 22 June, 2010 Kerala High Court 

Laxmibai (Dead) Thru Lr'S. & Anr vs Bhagwanthbuva (Dead) Thru Lr'S. on 29 January, 2013 Supreme Court of India