The rules of evidence is based upon the “rules of relevancy” and not upon the “rules of logic”. Only relevant evidences (as specifically enumerated under Section 3 to Section 50 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA) corresponds to the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 since repealed) are admitted and not the logical evidences. Thus, logical relevancy and legal relevancy are two different notions/ concepts. A fact connected with other fact may be logically relevant, but it will be legally relevant only when the law declares it to be relevant. Every fact that is legally relevant is also logically relevant but not vice-versa i.e. every logically relevant fact may not be necessarily legally relevant. In other words, logical relevancy is genus but legal relevancy is a species.
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