Section 73
Burden of proof
of Syariah Court Evidence (Federal Territories) Act 1997
ActIn forceProvision 72 of 131
Section 73
(1)
Whoever desires any Court to give judgment as to any legal right or liability which is dependent on the existence 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.
A desires a Court to give judgment that B shall be punished for a crime which A says B has committed.
A must prove that B has committed the crime.
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