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Definition :

Presume, in Black's Law Dictionary, it has been defined to mean 'to believe or accept upon probable evidence'. In Shorter Oxford English Dictionary it has been mentioned that in law 'presume' means 'to take as proved until evidence to the contrary is forthcoming', Stroud's Legal Dictionary has quoted in this context a certain judgment according to which 'A presumption is a probable consequence drawn from facts (either certain, or proved by direct testimony) as to the truth of a fact alleged, State of Maharashtra v. Som Nath Thapa, AIR 1996 SC 1744 (1750): (1996) 4 SCC 659.