Section 113: Burden of proof as to ownership

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

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1. 1. A is shown to be in possession of a bicycle. B claims that A is not its owner. Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, the burden of proving that A is not the owner lies on:

   A.the court, which must call for proof of titleB.both parties equally, on balance of probabilityC.B, who affirms that A is not the ownerD.A, since he must prove title to what he holds
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