The general rule that the BURDEN OF PROOF lies on the person who substantially asserts the affirmative of the issue is stated in which section of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023?

In the BSA, 2023 the burden-of-proof rules follow a renumbered scheme: Section 104 embodies the general rule (the old Section 101) that the burden of proof lies on the person who substantially asserts the affirmative of the issue. The separate presumptions and the criminal-law exceptions (innocence, sanity, good faith) are dealt with in the ensuing sections. The shifting of the onus once prima facie evidence is led is an application of this grounding rule. Correct section references here are essential, as the new code does not preserve the old numbering.