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A letter purporting to be issued from the Chief Secretary to the Government of Bengal was signed by a deputy secretary not in his official capacity, but for the Chief Secretary. The Court-

A. Can draw a presumption under section 79 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 that the document is an authorised document

B. Can draw a presumption under section 81 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 that the document is an authorised document

C. Can draw a presumption under section 83 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 that the document is an authorised document

D. Cannot draw a presumption under the provisions of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 that the document is an authorised document

Answer: Option D


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