Unit I · Law of Evidence

Identification, conspiracy and facts otherwise relevant

Study aid only. Confirm statute numbers with the current bare Act and the official OU LL.B. (3-YDC) 2024–25 syllabus PDF.

Statute sections

Act / instrumentSectionName
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 8 Facts necessary to explain or introduce relevant facts (IEA 9)
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 10 Things said or done by conspirator in reference to common design (IEA 10)
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 11–14 Facts not otherwise relevant; existence of state of mind and similar facts (IEA 11, 14–15)

Landmark cases

Mirza Akbar v. King Emperor

AIR 1940 PC 176 · Supreme Court of India

Section 10 lets in acts and declarations of a co-conspirator only if there is reasonable ground to believe that the conspiracy exists and the acts were in reference to the common design.