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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 161: What matters may be proved in connection with proved statement relevant under section 26 or 27
- Section 27: Relevancy of certain evidence for proving, in subsequent proceeding, truth of facts therein stated
- Section 154: Indecent and scandalous questions
- Section 102: Who may give evidence of agreement varying terms of document
- Section 90: Presumption as to electronic messages
Related Acts
- The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
- Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021
- National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Act, 2017
- Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017
- Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018
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