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.
CHAPTER VII.––OF THE BURDEN OF PROOF
Section 107: Burden of proving death of person known to have been alive within thirty years
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (47 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Now in the BSA
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
| 107. Burden of proving death of person known to have been alive within thirty years. | BSA 110 |