IEA 106 — Burden of proving fact especially within knowledge

Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Statutory text

When  any  fact  is  especially  within the knowledge of any person, the burden of proving that fact is upon him.
Illustrations
(a)  When  a  person  does  an  act  with  some  intention  other  than  that  which  the  character  and circumstances of the act suggest, the burden of proving that intention is upon him.
(b)  A  is  charged  with  travelling  on  a  railway  without  a  ticket.  The  burden  of  proving  that  he  had  a ticket is on him.

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