State Act
Section 56. Evidence as to age
The Chhattisgarh SHOPS and ESTABLISHMENTS ACT, 1958
This Act was repealed on 13 February 2025 by the Chhattisgarh Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017 (Chhattisgarh Act 21 of 2018), s.30(1), in force from 13 February 2025; it may still apply to matters that began before then.
56. Evidence as to age --- (1) When an act of commission would, if a person were under of over a certain age, be an offence punishable under this Act, and such person is in the opinion of the Court apparently under or over such age, the burden shall be on the accused to prove that such person is not under or over such age. (2) A declaration in writing by a qualified Medical Practitioner relating to an employee that he has personally examined him and believes him to be under or over the age set forth in such declaration shall, for the purposes of this Act, be admissible as evidence of the age of the employee. Explanation --- For the purpose of this section, a qualified Medical Practitioner shall have the same meaning as in the Factories Act, 1948 (LXIII of 1948).