Section 80. Burden of proving that person is alive who has not been heard of for four years (SYARIAH COURT EVIDENCE (STATE OF SELANGOR) ENACTMENT 2003

ENACTMENT NO. 5 OF 2003
SYARIAH COURT EVIDENCE (STATE OF SELANGOR) ENACTMENT 2003

PART III - PRODUCTION AND EFFECT OF EVIDENCE
CHAPTER 1 - BURDEN OF PROOF

Section 80. Burden of proving that person is alive who has not been heard of for four years

When the question is whether a man is alive or dead, and it is proved that he has not been heard of for four 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.