Section 107 of The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam :Burden of proving fact to be proved to make evidence admissible.
Burden of proving fact to be proved to make evidence admissible. The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023
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 such 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.