IEA §85A → BSA §85
Presumption as to electronic agreements
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4[85A. Presumption as to electronic agreements. –– The Court shall presume that every electronic record purporting to be an agreement containing the 5[electronic signature] of the parties was so concluded by affixing the 5[electronic signature] of the parties.
85. The Court shall presume that every electronic record purporting to be an agreement containing the electronic or digital signature of the parties was so concluded by affixing the electronic or digital signature of the parties.
What changedAI-inferred
Presumption as to electronic agreements.
Old position
IEA 85A is concerned with Presumption as to electronic agreements. 4[85A
New position
BSA 87 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: The Court shall presume, unless contrary is proved, that the information listed.. The Court shall presume, unless contrary is proved, that the information listed in an Electronic Signature Certificate is correct, except for information specified as subscriber information which has not been verified, if the certificate
BSA 87 (The Court shall presume, unless contrary is proved, that the information listed.) preserves the framework of IEA 85A. BSA 87 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BSA 87 text: The...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BSA-85 reproduces the operative content of IEA-85A (Presumption as to electronic agreements) with text-overlap 0.80 on the supplied bare-act extracts. The original PRS-chart-based pairing (BSA-87) 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 85A continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BSA 87 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 87 (The Court shall presume, unless contrary is proved, that the information listed.). 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 §85A → BSA §85 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-15, https://newlaws.in/iea/85A.
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