law: Essential Commodities Act, 1955 
  14. Burden of Proof in Certain Cases. 
  
  
  Where a person is prosecuted for contravening
  
  any order made under Sec. 3 which prohibits him from doing any act or being in
  
  possession of a thing without lawful authority or without a permit, license or
  
  other document, the burden of proving that he has such authority, permit,
  
  license or other document shall be on him.