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Section 106 - The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
106. Burden of proof as to particular fact.
The burden of proof as to any particular fact lies on that person who wishes the Court to believe in its existence, unless it is provided by any law that the proof of that fact shall lie on any particular person.
Illustration.
A prosecutes B for theft, and wishes the Court to believe that B admitted the theft to C. A must prove the admission. B wishes the Court to believe that, at the time in question, he was elsewhere. He must prove it.
Related Sections
- Section 63: Admissibility of electronic records
- Section 37: Judgments, etc., other than those mentioned in sections 34, 35 and 36 when relevant
- Section 111: Burden of proving that person is alive who has not been heard of for seven years
- Section 168: Judge's power to put questions or order production
- Section 170: Repeal and savings
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