Section 108 Indian Evidence Act 1872
Section 108 of the Indian Evidence Act 1872 is about ‘Burden of proving that person is alive who has not been heard of for seven years’. It is under Chapter VII of the Act. Chapter VII is titled ‘OF THE BURDEN OF PROOF‘.
Burden of proving that person is alive who has not been heard of for seven years
Provided that when] the question is whether a man is alive or dead, and it is proved that he has not been heard of for seven years by those who would naturally have heard of him if he had been alive, the burden of proving that he is alive is [shifted to] the person who affirms it.
See also:
Section 107 Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Burden of proving death of person known to have been alive within thirty years)