BSA § 111 · Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023

Section 111 BSA — Burden of proving that person is alive who has not been heard of for seven years

Replaces IEA 108 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. In force since 1 July 2024.

The text

When the question is whether a man is alive or dead, and it is proved that he has not been heard of for seven years by those who would naturally have heard of him if he had been alive, the burden of proving that he is alive is shifted to the person who affirms it.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text.

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