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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.

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In any case, all relevant facts must be considered, even if they occur at different times and places.
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 Principle:
Every fact that is alleged is relevant to a case regardless of whether it happened at the same time and place as the other facts or somewhere else entirely.

Step 2: Applying the Principle to the Facts:
A is accused of two connected facts, the murder that happened in India and the conspiracy that was hatched earlier in England. Since the principle does not limit relevance by location or timing, both facts stay relevant to the case against A.

Step 3: Evaluating the Other Options:
Picking only the murder or only the conspiracy leaves out a fact the principle says must be treated as relevant. A person's nationality also has nothing to do with whether India can try an offence committed on its soil.

Step 4: Final Answer:
Both the murder and the conspiracy are relevant facts, since the principle covers alleged facts wherever and whenever they occurred.
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Approach Solution -2

Major premise: existence of every alleged fact is relevant, whether it occurred at the same time and place as other facts or at a different time and place altogether. Minor premise: A is accused of two connected facts, murder committed in India and a conspiracy hatched earlier in England. Testing the options as conclusions:

  1. Both the murder and the conspiracy are relevant facts: This follows directly, since the major premise draws no distinction based on location or timing, and both facts are alleged facts connected to the case.
  2. Only the murder is relevant: Reaching this needs an unstated extra premise that facts occurring in a different country lose relevance, which contradicts the major premise rather than following from it.
  3. Only the conspiracy is relevant: This has the identical defect in the other direction, requiring the murder in India to somehow drop out of relevance, again against the major premise.
  4. A citizen of England cannot be tried in India: This conclusion answers a question about jurisdiction, which neither premise addresses; the syllogism here is about relevance of facts, not about who may be tried where.

Only the first option is the conclusion that follows once the major premise's regardless of time and place wording is applied to the minor premise.

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

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