Section 73. Burden of proof. (SYARIAH COURT EVIDENCE ENACTMENT 1994

ENACTMENT NO. 12 OF 1994
SYARIAH COURT EVIDENCE ENACTMENT 1994

PART III - PRODUCTION AND EFFECT OF EVIDENCE
CHAPTER 6 - BURDEN OF PROOF

Section 73. Burden of proof.

(1) Whoever desires any Court to give judgement as to any legal right or liability, dependent on the eixstence of facts which he asserts, must prove that those facts exist.

(2) When a person is bound to prove the existence of any fact, it is said that the burden of proof lies on that person.

ILLUSTRATION

A desires a Court to give judgement that B shall be punished for a crime which A says B has committed.

A must prove that B has committed the crime.