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CHAPTER VII.––OF THE BURDEN OF PROOF

Section 110: Burden of proof as to ownership

The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (repealed)

Repealed by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (47 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.

When the question is whether any person is owner of anything of which he is shown to be in possession, the burden of proving that he is not the owner is on the person who affirms that he is not the owner.

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

110. Burden of proof as to ownership.BSA 113

Questions on this section

2 questions in 4 of our papers cite Section 110. Try these from the free papers:

  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:

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