Indian Evidence Act, 1872

IEA Section 107 in BSA

Burden of proving death of person known to have been alive within thirty years. Section 107 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (Burden of proving death of person known to have been alive within thirty years) corresponds to Section 110 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023.

Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.

Sections either side of it

How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 were renumbered:

IEA	Provision	BSA
104	Burden of proving fact to be proved to make evidence admissible	107
105	Burden of proving that case of accused comes within exceptions	108
106	Burden of proving fact especially within knowledge	109
108	Burden of proving that person is alive who has not been heard of for seven years	111
111A	Presumption as to certain offences	116
113A	Presumption as to abetment of suicide by a married woman	117