VidhiSangh

Indian Penal Code, 1860

Section 26: "Reason to believe"

Repealed. Repealed from 1 July 2024. Use it for offences committed before repeal and other liabilities, investigations or proceedings preserved by BNS section 358; do not use it as the current general penal code.

Chapter II — General Explanations

26. A person is said to have "reason to believe" a thing, if he has sufficient cause to believe that thing but not otherwise.

Source: official text of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.