Evidence Act 1950 s 104

s 104 Burden of proving fact to be proved to make evidence admissible

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. ILLUSTRATIONS (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.

Malay text (authoritative)

Beban membuktikan fakta yang hendaklah dibuktikan untuk menjadikan keterangan boleh diterima

Beban membuktikan apa-apa fakta yang perlu dibuktikan untuk membolehkan mana-mana orang memberikan keterangan mengenai apa-apa fakta yang lain, terletak pada orang yang berhasrat memberikan keterangan itu. (a) A berhasrat untuk membuktikan suatu akuan nazak yang dibuat oleh B. A mestilah membuktikan kematian B. (b) A berhasrat untuk membuktikan dengan keterangan sekunder kandungan suatu dokumen yang telah hilang. A mestilah membuktikan bahawa dokumen itu telah hilang.

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Text as at 1 May 2017 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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