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Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023Section 87Chapter V - Of documentary evidence
Section 87
Presumption as to Electronic Signature Certificates
Reviewed by Ravi Sisodia · Last reviewed 10 October 2026
Official text of section 87 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Chapter V: Of documentary evidence).
Section 87, official text
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 was accepted by the subscriber.
Source: The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Act 47 of 2023), Gazette of India Extraordinary, in force from 1 July 2024. The signed Gazette controls.
Nearby sections
- Section 85 — Presumption as to electronic agreements
- Section 86 — Presumption as to electronic records and electronic signatures
- Section 88 — Presumption as to certified copies of foreign judicial records
- Section 89 — Presumption as to books, maps and charts
Source and review trail
The text above is taken from the Gazette of India publication of the Act. Check later amendments and the signed Gazette before relying on it.
- Official text
- NCRB — Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, section 87