110. When the question is whether a man is alive or dead, and it is shown that he was alive within thirty years, the burden of proving that he is dead is on the person who affirms it.
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
Section 110: Burden of proving death of person known to have been alive within thirty years
Chapter VII — Of the Burden of Proof
Source: official text of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Ministry of Home Affairs).