Landmark case · Law of Evidence · Semester 2
Gentela Vijayavardhan Rao v. State of A.P.
(1996) 6 SCC 241 · Supreme Court of India
Res gestae statements must be substantially contemporaneous with the event; a delayed narration is ordinary hearsay.
From topic
Facts in issue, relevant facts and the same transaction — Unit I, Law of Evidence.
Related sections:
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, 2 — Definitions (IEA 3)
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, 3 — Evidence may be given of facts in issue and relevant facts (IEA 5)
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, 4 — Relevancy of facts forming part of same transaction — res gestae (IEA 6)
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, 5–6 — Occasion, cause, effect, motive and preparation (IEA 7–8)