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In the law of evidence, which facts are described as res gestae in the same-transaction sense?

Section 4 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 makes facts relevant when their connection with a fact in issue makes them part of the same transaction, even if they…

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In the law of evidence, which facts are described as res gestae in the same-transaction sense?

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Section 4 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 makes facts relevant when their connection with a fact in issue makes them part of the same transaction, even if they occurred at different times or places.

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Option A

This is a broader category. The same-transaction connection is the decisive feature of res gestae.

Option B

A close connection making the facts part of the same transaction is the test in section 4 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023.

Option C

Pleading a fact does not establish a same-transaction connection.

Option D

Relevance to the amount of damages is a different statutory ground under section 10.

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