Case Law Analysis
|Punjab and Haryana High Court
Presumption of Valid Execution | Signature on Post-Dated Stamp Paper Shifts Burden to Defendant to Prove Forgery : Punjab & Haryana HC
Punjab & Haryana HC rules that once a defendant admits their signature on a post-dated stamp paper agreement, the burden shifts to them to prove forgery with cogent evidence. The court dismissed the appeal, holding that prior access to blank papers does not automatically invalidate the agreement, reinforcing the presumption of valid execution under contract law.