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Confessions under the Indian Evidence Act

Authors: SHIVAM KUMAR PANDEY; VIVEKA KUMAR;

Confessions under the Indian Evidence Act

Abstract

The Indian Evidence Act does not define the word Confession, but Confession is a statement made by an accused person who is associated with a crime, which infers that they committed a crime. The Act does not differentiate between the Admission and the Confession, but there is a fragile line difference between Admission and Confession. Confessions are upgrades of Admission, making them unique. Admission can be judicial or extrajudicial, with judicial Admission admitted at the time of the judicial trial and extrajudicial Admission of facts made during normal day-to-day activities. Judicial admissions or extra judicial admissions are entirely admissible by the court of law under Section 58 and have much higher probative value into substantive any fused against or go against the confessor of the statements, with exceptions to Section 21 of the Indian Evidence Act. Confessions can be of different types depending on the nature of the case. Judicial confessions are made on or before a magistrate or court of law during criminal proceedings, while extrajudicial confessions are made at any place other than the court. The court must examine the confessions efficiently and ensure they are valid and supported by other evidence. Retracted confessions can be used against the person confessing if supported by independent and corroborative evidence. The Indian Evidence Act of 1872 deals with only the conditions when a confession can be irrelevant. Section 24 states that a confession made by a person accused of some offence is irrelevant if it comes out of inducement, threat, or promise and has occurred from a person in authority, such as a magistrate or court. Section 26 prohibits judicial bodies from proving the guilt of the accused by their Confession. Section 27 lifts the ban on admitting confessions made to police officers in police custody, aiming to help in further discovery of facts and prove other relevant facts.

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Confession, State, Indian Evidence Act, Section 17, Case laws, Constitution of India, Confession, State, Indian Evidence Act, Section 17, Case laws, Constitution of India

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