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Section 111 - The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
111. Burden of proving that person is alive who has not been heard of for seven years.
When the question is whether a man is alive or dead, and it is proved that he has not been heard of for seven years by those who would naturally have heard of him if he had been alive, the burden of proving that he is alive is shifted to the person who affirms it.
Related Sections
- Section 47: In criminal cases previous good character relevant
- Section 114: Proof of good faith in transactions where one party is in relation of active confidence
- Section 125: Witness unable to communicate verbally
- Section 136: Production of documents or electronic records which another person, having possession, could refuse to produce
- Section 95: Exclusion of evidence of oral agreement
Related Acts
- The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
- Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016
- International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019
- Central Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 2017
- Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015
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