Explanation:

A fact is said to be not proved when it is neither proved or not disproved. .These provisions of the Act deal with the degree or standard ofproof What and how much proof is necessary to con viiice the judge of existence of a fact in issue? The answer depends upon many circumstances as different standards of proof are demanded in civil and criminal cases. In civil cases, for example, a matter is taken to be proved when the balance of probability suggests it, but in criminal cases the court requires, a proof beyond reasonable doubt. Proof means such evidence as would induce a reasonable man to come to the conclusion. Suspicion cannot take the place cf proof, nor moral belief of the judge in the guilt of the accused.