LawgistThe Commission of Sati (Prevention ) Act
16Burden of proof
Where any person is prosecuted of an offence under section 4, the burden of proving that he had not committed the offence under the said section shall be on him.
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MISCELLANEOUS
- 15 Protection of action taken under this Act
- 16 Burden of proof
- 17 Obligation of certain persons to report about the commission of offence under this Act
- 18 Person convicted of an offence under section 4 to be disqualified from inheriting certain properties
- 19 Repealed
- 20 Act to have overriding effect
- 21 Power to make rules
- 22 Repeal of existing laws
