Explanation:

Illustration p to section 14
(p) A is tried for a crime. The fact that he said something indicating an intention to commit that particular crime is relevant. The fact that he said something indicating a general disposition to commit crime of that class is irrelevant. Where the charge is that of intentional murder and robbery, instances of other dacoities by the same person would not be relevant for they would not show an intention to cause the death of a particular person