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Section 107 - The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
107. Burden of proving fact to be proved to make evidence admissible.
The burden of proving any fact necessary to be proved in order to enable any person to give evidence of any other fact is on the person who wishes to give such evidence.
Illustrations.
(a) A wishes to prove a dying declaration by B. A must prove B's death.
(b) A wishes to prove, by secondary evidence, the contents of a lost document. A must prove that the document has been lost.
Related Sections
- Section 127: Judges and Magistrates
- Section 150: When witness to be compelled to answer
- Section 119: Court may Presume existence of certain facts
- Section 68: Proof where no attesting witness found
- Section 33: What evidence to be given when statement forms part of a conversation, document, electronic record, book or series of letters or papers
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