The Indian Evidence Act
104Burden of proving fact to be proved to make evidence admissible
The burden of proving any fact necessary to be proved in order to enable any person to give evidence of any other fact is on the person who wishes to give such evidence.
Illustration
(a) A wishes to prove a dying declaration by B. A must prove B's death.
(b) A wishes to prove, by secondary evidence, the contents of a lost document.
A must prove that the document has been lost.
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CHAPTER VII.--OF THE BURDEN OF PROOF
- 101 Burden of proof
- 102 On whom burden of proof lies
- 103 Burden of proof as to particular fact
- 104 Burden of proving fact to be proved to make evidence admissible
- 105 Burden of proving that case of accused comes within exceptions
- 106 Burden of proving fact especially within knowledge
- 107 Burden of proving death of person known to have been alive within thirty years
- 108 Burden of proving that person is alive who has not been heard of for seven years
- 109 Burden of proof as to relationship in the cases of partners, landlord and tenant, principal and agent
- 110 Burden of proof as to ownership
- 111 Proof of good faith in transactions where one party is in relation of active confidence
- 111A Presumption as to certain offences
- 112 Birth during marriage, conclusive proof of legitimacy
- 113 Proof of cession of territory
- 113A Presumption as to abetment of suicide by a married woman
- 113B Presumption as to dowry death
- 114 Court may presume existence of certain facts
- 114A Presumption as to absence of consent in certain prosecution for rap