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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Indian Evidence Act 1872 Section 101

Burden of Proof

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Indian Evidence Act 1872 Section 101 is part of Indian Evidence Act 1872 - Burden of Proof. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

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 the 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.

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What does Indian Evidence Act 1872 Section 101 provide?

Section Section 101 of the Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Burden of Proof) is reproduced on this page as part of the Indian Evidence Act 1872. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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