IEA §85 → BSA §84
Presumptions as to powers-of-attorney
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85. Presumption as to powers-of-attorney. –– The Court shall presume that every document purporting to be a power-of-attorney, and to have been executed before, and authenticated by, a Notary Public, or any Court, Judge, Magistrate, 1[Indian] Consul or Vice-Consul, or representative 2*** of the 3[Central Government], was so executed and authenticated.
84. The Court shall presume that every document purporting to be a power-of-attorney, and to have been executed before, and authenticated by, a Notary Public, or any Court, Judge, Magistrate, Indian Consul or Vice-Consul, or representative of the Central Government, was so executed and authenticated.
What changedAI-inferred
Presumption as to powers-of-attorney.
Old position
IEA 85 is concerned with Presumptions as to powers-of-attorney. Presumption as to powers-of-attorney
New position
BSA 86 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Presumption as to electronic records and.. In any proceeding involving a secure electronic record, the Court shall presume unless contrary is proved, that the secure electronic record has not been altered since the specific point of time to which the secure status relates
BSA 86 (Presumption as to electronic records and.) preserves the framework of IEA 85. BSA 86 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BSA 86 text: In any proceeding involving a secure...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BSA-84 reproduces the operative content of IEA-85 (Presumptions as to powers-of-attorney) with text-overlap 0.91 on the supplied bare-act extracts. The original PRS-chart-based pairing (BSA-86) appears to have been a parsing artifact: text-comparison shows that destination has a different topic. The corrected pairing reflects the actual section-content correspondence. Cross-references may need to be remapped per locked doctrine #11.
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IEA 85 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BSA 86 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.
Frequently asked
BSA 86 (Presumption as to electronic records and.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Indian Evidence Act, 1872
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
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Newlaws.in, IEA §85 → BSA §84 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-14, https://newlaws.in/iea/85.
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