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Which one of the following sections of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 provides the provision…

Section 9 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly section 11 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872) makes relevant facts "inconsistent with any fact in issue or…

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Which one of the following sections of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 provides the provision regarding 'plea of alibi'?

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Section 9 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly section 11 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872) makes relevant facts "inconsistent with any fact in issue or relevant fact", and its illustration (a), that on the day a crime was committed at one place the accused was at a distant place, is the plea of alibi. Sections 4 and 5 deal with res gestae and with facts that are the occasion, cause or effect of facts in issue, and section 2 contains the definitions (including "may presume", "shall presume" and "conclusive proof").

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