Section 7 Indian Evidence Act 1872
Section 7 of the Indian Evidence Act 1872 is about ‘Facts which are the occasion, cause or effect of facts in issue’. It is under Chapter II of the Act. Chapter II is titled OF THE RELEVANCY OF FACTS.
Facts which are the occasion, cause or effect of facts in issue
Facts which are the occasion, cause or effect, immediate or otherwise, of relevant facts, or facts in issue, or which constitute the state of things under which they happened, or which afforded an opportunity for their occurrence or transaction, are relevant.
Illustrations
(a) The question is, whether A robbed B.
The facts that, shortly before the robbery, B went to a fair with money in his possession, and that he showed it,
or mentioned the fact that he had it, to third persons, are relevant.
(b) The question is, whether A murdered B.
Marks on the ground, produced by a struggle at or near the place where the murder was committed, are relevant facts.
(c) The question is, whether A poisoned B.
The state of B’s health before the symptoms ascribed to poison, and habits of B, known to A, which afforded an opportunity for the administration of poison, are relevant facts.
See also:
Section 6 Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Relevancy of facts forming part of same transaction)
Section 8 Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Motive, preparation and previous or subsequent conduct)