When the question is whether a man is alive or dead, and it is shown that he was alive within thirty years, the burden of proving that he is dead is on the person who affirms it.
PART IV PRODUCTION AND EFFECT OF EVIDENCE · CHAPTER VII OF THE BURDEN OF PROOF
Section 110: Burden of proving death of person known to have been alive within thirty years
The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
Corresponding Evidence Act provision
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
Questions on this section
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1. Assertion (A): When the question is whether a man is alive or dead, and it is shown that he was alive within thirty years, the burden of proving that he is dead is on the person who affirms it. Reason (R): Section 110 of the BSA applies only where the man has been heard of by his relatives within the last seven years.