104. 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, and 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.
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
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Section 102 Who may give evidence of agreement varying terms of document
Section 103 Saving of provisions of Indian Succession Act relating to wills
Section 105 On whom burden of proof lies
Section 106 Burden of proof as to particular fact
Section 107 Burden of proving fact to be proved to make evidence admissible
Section 108 Burden of proving that case of accused comes within exceptions
Section 109 Burden of proving fact especially within knowledge
Section 110 Burden of proving death of person known to have been alive within thirty years