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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 88A: Presumption as to electronic messages
- Section 79: Presumption as to genuineness of certified copies
- Section 154: Question by party to his own witness
- Section 55: Character as affecting damages
- Section 24: Confession caused by inducement, threat or promise when irrelevant in criminal proceedings
Related Acts
- Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 2023
- Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
- The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
- Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020
- Indian Penal Code, 1860
* Only for reference.