Malaysia legislation

Section 104

of EVIDENCE ACT 1950

Section 104

The burden of proving any fact necessary to be proved in order to enable any person to give evidence of any other fact, is on the person who wishes to give the evidence.

(a)

A wishes to prove a dying declaration by B. A must prove B’s death.

(b)

A wishes to prove by secondary evidence the contents of a lost document.

A must prove that the document has been lost.

Act 56

Burden of proving that case of accused comes within exceptions