Act Number: 1

Act Name: The Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Year: 1872

Enactment Date: 1872-03-15

Long Title:

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 106: Burden of proving fact especially within knowledge.
    When any fact is especially within the knowledge of any person, the burden of proving that fact is upon him.
     Illustration
     (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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