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    Question

    According to the Indian Evidence Act when the question

    is whether a man is alive or dead, and it is proved that he has not been heard of for ______________ by those who would naturally have heard of him if he had been alive, the burden of proving that he is alive is shifted to the person who affirms it
    A Seven years Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Thirty years Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Ten years Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Seventeen years Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Such period as the Court may decide in its discretion Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Section 108. Burden of proving that person is alive who has not been heard of for seven years: Provided that when] the question is whether a man is alive or dead, and it is proved that he has not been heard of for seven years by those who would naturally have heard of him if he had been alive, the burden of proving that he is alive is shifted to the person who affirms it.

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