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Evidence Act Section 105 is now BSA Section 108

Verbatim · BSA 108108. Burden of proving that case of accused comes within exceptions.— When a person is accused of any offence, the burden of proving the existence of circumstances bringing the case within any of the General Exceptions in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 or within any special exception or proviso contained in any other part of the said Sanhita, or in any law defining the offence, is upon him, and the Court shall presume the absence of such circumstances.

Read the full BSA Section 108 →

The BSA replaced the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 from 1 July 2024.

Old-to-new correspondence is indicative and not always one-to-one; read the new text itself.