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The provision of Section 4 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 relating to relevancy of facts…

Section 4 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly section 6 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872) makes facts forming part of the same transaction relevant even when…

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The provision of Section 4 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 relating to relevancy of facts forming part of the same transaction is based on the doctrine of:

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Section 4 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly section 6 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872) makes facts forming part of the same transaction relevant even when they are not themselves facts in issue. This is conventionally called res gestae. Temporal proximity alone does not make every later hearsay account part of that transaction.

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