Relevant facts have been defined in Section 3 and 5 of the
Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (hereinafter referred to as
'Act'). A perusal of both the provisions says that evidence
may be given of- (i) the existence or non-existence of facts in
issue; and (ii) of such other relevant facts. The first
part deals with points to facts which directly tend to prove or
disprove facts in issue and the second part refers to collateral
facts which are so inseparably connected with the facts in issue
that they indirectly and presumptively tend to prove or disprove
any fact in issue1.
Furthermore, relevancy (determined by rules of the Act) is the
test of admissibility2. All
relevant facts may not be admissible (they may be ruled out due to
prejudice, paucity of time, confusion) but all admissible facts are
relevant. While relevancy is based on logic, admissibility only
relies on lawful pertinence, i.e., whether a fact can be permitted
in Court on the basis of the Act. Relevant facts can
