Indian Evidence Act, 1872
6. Relevancy of facts forming part of same transaction
Facts which, though
not in issue, are so connected with a fact in issue as to form part of the same
transaction, are relevant, whether they occurred at the same time and place or
at different times and places.
Illustrations
(a) A is accused of
the murder of B by beating him. Whatever was said or done by A or B or the
by-standers at the beating, or so shortly or after it as to form part of the
transaction, is a relevant fact.
(b) A is accused of
waging war against the 11[ Government of India] by taking part in an
armed insurrection in which property is destroyed troops are attacked and goals
are broken open. The occurrence of these facts is relevant, as forming part of
the general transaction, though A may not have been present at all of them.
(c) A sues B for a
libel contained in a letter forming part of a correspondence. Letters between
the parties relating to the subject out of which the libel arose, and forming
part of the correspondence in which it is contained, are relevant facts, though
they do not contain the libel itself.
(d) The question is,
whether certain goods ordered from B were delivered to A. The goods were
delivered to several intermediate persons successively. Each delivery is a
relevant fact.