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A is accused of waging war against the Government of India by taking part in an armed insurrection.…

Section 4 makes facts forming part of the same transaction relevant even if they occur at different times or places. Illustration (b) confirms that all these parts of an…

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A is accused of waging war against the Government of India by taking part in an armed insurrection. During the same insurrection, property is destroyed at X, troops are attacked at Y and a jail is broken open at Z. A was present at X and Y but absent from Z. Under section 4 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, which option gives the complete set of relevant occurrences?

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Section 4 makes facts forming part of the same transaction relevant even if they occur at different times or places. Illustration (b) confirms that all these parts of an armed insurrection are relevant even if the accused was absent from some of them.

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Option A

This omits Z, which forms part of the same insurrection.

Option B

All three are relevant as part of the same transaction, even though A was absent from Z.

Option C

Z is relevant, and the same transaction also includes X and Y.

Option D

Y is relevant along with the connected occurrences at X and Z.

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