A is accused of murder of B by beating him. Which of the following will not be considered as relevant fact forming part of the same transaction as per the Indian Evidence Act, 1872?
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Section 6 (res gestae) makes facts relevant only if they form part of the 'same transaction' — contemporaneous statements and acts during the event. Statements made a day before are too remote in time to be part of the same transaction.
The text reads: Section 6: Facts forming part of the same transaction as the fact in issue are relevant. Illustration covers statements during the event, not before.
BSA S.4 retains the res gestae principle from Evidence Act S.6.
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