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What is the meaning of "not proved" under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023?

Section 2(1)(i) of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly section 3 of the Evidence Act) says a fact is not proved when it is "Neither proved nor disproved". A fact…

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What is the meaning of "not proved" under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023?

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Section 2(1)(i) of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly section 3 of the Evidence Act) says a fact is not proved when it is "Neither proved nor disproved". A fact that the court believes does not exist, or whose non-existence it considers probable enough, is a fact disproved, and mere doubt in the court's mind is not the statutory definition.

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