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Section 101 - Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
101. Burden of proof
Whoever desires any Court to give judgment as to any legal right or liability dependent on the existence of facts which he asserts, must prove that those facts exist.
When a person is bound to prove the existence of any fact, it is said that he burden of proof lies on that person.
Illustrations
(a) A desires a Court to give judgment that B shall be punished for a crime which A says B has committed.
A must prove that B has committed the crime.
(b) A desires a Court to give judgment that he is entitled to certain land in the possession of B, by reason of facts which he asserts, and which B denies, to be true.
A must prove the existence of those facts.
Related Sections
- Section 77: Proof of documents by production of certified copies
- Section 107: Burden of proving death of person known to have been alive within thirty years
- Section 125: Information as to commission of offences
- Section 104: Burden of proving fact to be proved to make evidence admissible
- Section 126: Professional communication
Related Acts
- National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Act, 2019
- Recycling of Ships Act, 2019
- Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021
- Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018
- Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
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