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.
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
Section 84: Presumption as to powers- of-attorney
Chapter V — Of Documentary Evidence
Source: official text of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Ministry of Home Affairs).