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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
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Subject to the provisions of any other written law, when the question is whether a man is alive or dead, and it is shown that he was alive within 30 years, the burden of proving that he is dead is on the person who affirms it.
Burden of proving that person is alive who has not been heard of for 4 years.