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Section 106 - Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
106. Burden of proving fact especially within knowledge
When any fact is especially within the knowledge of any person, the burden of proving that fact is upon him.
Illustrations
(a) when a person does an act with some intention other than that which the character and circumstances of the act suggest, the burden of proving that intention is upon him.
(b) A is charged with traveling on a railway without a ticket. The burden of proving that he had a ticket is on him.
Related Sections
- Section 97: Evidence as to application of language to one of two sets of facts, to neither of which the whole correctly applies
- Section 114: Court may presume existence of certain acts
- Section 18: Admission-by party to proceeding or his agent
- Section 76: Certified copies of public documents
- Section 36: Relevancy of statements in maps, charts and plans
Related Acts
- Punjab Municipal Corporation Law (Extension to Chandigarh) Amendment Act, 2017
- Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023
- Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 2016
- Rashtriya Raksha University Act, 2020
- Essential Defence Services Act, 2021
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