Not Proved
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Not proved, a fact is said not to be proved when it is neither proved nor disproved, (Evidence Act, 1872, s. 3)
--there is difference between 'not proved' and 'false'. Merely not able to prove cannot be in all cases categorised as false, Abdul Rashid Khan v. P.A.K.A. Shahul Hamid, (2000) 10 SCC 636 (641). [Evidence Act, 1872, s. 3]
--there is difference between 'not proved' and 'false'. Merely not able to prove cannot be in all cases categorised as false, Abdul Rashid Khan v. P.A.K.A. Shahul Hamid, (2000) 10 SCC 636 (641). [Evidence Act, 1872, s. 3]
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