Question:medium

Principle : Existence of all the alleged facts is relevant whether they occurred at the same time and place or at different times and places.
Facts : A, a citizen of England, is accused of committing murder of B in India by taking part in a conspiracy hatched in England.
This question consists of legal principle(s) (hereinafter referred to as ‘principle‘) and facts. Such proposition may or may not be true in the real and legal sense, yet you have to conclusively assume them to be true for the purposes of this section. Principles have to be applied to the given facts to arrive at the most reasonable conclusion. Only one of the alternatives, i.e., (A), (B), (C), or (D) is the most reasonable conclusion. In other words, in answering the following questions, you must not rely on any principle except the principles that are given herein below for every question. Further you must not assume any facts other than those stated in the question. The objective of this section is to test your ability in legal aptitude, study of law, research aptitude and problem solving ability even if the ’most reasonable conclusion‘ arrived at may be absurd or unacceptable for any other reason.

Updated On: Jul 15, 2026
  • The facts that A accused of commission of murder and of conspiracy are relevant facts
  • Only the fact that A is accused of committing murder of B is relevant
  • Only the fact that A is accused of conspiracy hatched in England is relevant
  • A citizen of England cannot be tried in India
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The Correct Option is A

Approach Solution - 1

Step 1: Understanding the Question:
We need to work out which of the two facts, the murder in India and the conspiracy in England, count as relevant to the case against A.

Step 2: Key Formula or Approach:
Apply the principle that the existence of all alleged facts is relevant whether they happened at the same time and place or at different times and places.

Step 3: Detailed Explanation:
A is accused of two connected things, taking part in a conspiracy formed in England, and committing murder in India as a result of that conspiracy. These happened in two different countries and, necessarily, at different points in time, planning first, then the act. The principle specifically addresses this scenario, telling us that a difference in time or place between related facts does not strip either of them of relevance. So both the conspiracy fact and the murder fact stay relevant together.

Step 4: Final Answer:
Since both facts are connected despite the difference in place and time, the facts that A is accused of the commission of murder and of conspiracy are both relevant facts.
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Approach Solution -2

Work through this by eliminating the option about jurisdiction first, then the two that each drop one of the connected facts, before confirming what remains.

  1. A citizen of England cannot be tried in India: Eliminate this first, the principle concerns which facts are relevant to a case, it does not address jurisdiction over a foreign national.
  2. Only the fact that A is accused of committing murder of B is relevant: Eliminate this next, it drops the conspiracy fact even though the difference in place between it and the murder does not remove its relevance.
  3. Only the fact that A is accused of conspiracy hatched in England is relevant: Eliminate this too, for the mirror reason, it drops the murder fact despite the same rule keeping it relevant.
  4. The facts that A accused of commission of murder and of conspiracy are relevant facts: Once the other three are eliminated, this is what remains, and it fits, since both connected facts stay relevant regardless of occurring at different times and places.

Eliminating the jurisdiction option and the two options that each drop one connected fact leaves both facts standing together as relevant.

Therefore, the correct answer is The facts that A accused of commission of murder and of conspiracy are relevant facts.

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