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    Question

    A is accused of burning down his house in order to

    obtain money for which it is insured. The facts that A lived in several houses successively, each of which he insured, in each of which a fire occurred, and after each of which fires A received payment from a different insurance office. This statement is relevant, as tending to show that the fires were not accidental, under which section of Indian Evidence Act 1872?
    A Section 13 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Section 14 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Section 15 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Section 16 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Section 15 of Indian Evidence Act - Facts bearing on question whether act was accidental or intentional: When there is a question whether an act was accidental or intentional, (or done with a particular knowledge or intention) the fact that such act formed part of a series of similar occurrences, in each of which the person doing the act was concerned, is relevant.

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