Court may presume existence of certain facts

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..... siness, in their relation to the facts of the particular case. Illustrations . The Court may presume that (a) a man who is in possession of stolen goods soon, after the theft is either the thief or has received the goods knowing them to be stolen, unless he can account for his possession; (b) an accomplice is unworthy of credit, unless he is corroborated in material particulars; .....

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..... discharged. (2) The Court shall also have regard to such facts as the following, in considering whether such maxims do or do not apply to the particular case before it: (i) as to Illustration (a) a shop-keeper has in his bill a marked rupee soon after it was stolen, and cannot account for its possession specifically, but is continually receiving rupees in the course of his business; (ii) .....

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..... ompletely under A's influence; (v) as to Illustration (d) it is proved that a river ran in a certain course five years ago, but it is known that there have been floods since that time which might change its course; (vi) as to Illustration (e) a judicial act, the regularity of which is in question, was performed under exceptional circumstances; (vii) as to Illustration (f) the question .....

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