Indian Post Office Act, 1898
14. Post office marks Prima facie evidence of certain
facts denoted
In every proceeding
for the recovery of any postage or other sum alleged to be due under this Act
in respect of a postal article,-
(a) the production of
the postal article, having thereon the official mark of the Post Office
denoting that the article has been refused, or that the addressee is dead or
cannot be found, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts so denoted, and
(b) the person from
whom the postal article purports to have come, shall, until the contrary is
proved, be deemed to be the sender thereof.