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Syariah Courts Evidence Order, 2001 · As enacted · Part III · Production and Effect of Evidence
Syariah Courts Evidence Order, 2001 · As enacted · Part III · Production and Effect of Evidence
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The burden of proving any fact necessary to be proved in order to enable any person to give evidence of any other fact, is on the person who wishes to give such evidence.
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Illustrations
(a}
A wishes to prove a declaration by B during B's marad al maut.
A must prove marad al maut and B's death.
A wishes to prove by secondary evidence the contents of a lost document.
A must prove that the document has been lost.
Burden of proving that case of accused comes within exceptions.