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  1. Jul 10, 2019 · Sections 24, 25, 26 and relevant part of Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 deals with condition that when can confession be irrelevant. Section 24 of the same Act describes different instances when a confession on the basis of such instances becomes irrelevant.

  2. May 25, 2021 · Under the Indian evidence act, Section 24 to Section 30 deals with “confession”. Under the Criminal Procedure Code, Section 164, 281, and 463 deals with confessions. Meaning of confession. The word “confession” appears for the first time in Section 24 of the Indian Evidence Act.

  3. Confession is not defined in the Act. Mr. Justice Stephen in his Digest of the law of Evidence defines confession as “confession is an admission made at any time by a person charged with a crime stating or suggesting the inference that he committed that crime.”

  4. Jun 12, 2023 · Admissions in Evidence Act refer to relevant statements made in civil cases, while confessions specifically pertain to acknowledgements of guilt or substantial admissions of facts in criminal cases.

  5. Oct 21, 2023 · Section 24 of the Indian Evidence Act clearly specifies that a confession is admissible if it is voluntary. It is essential to determine whether the confession was made by the accused of their own free will or if it was extracted through pressure or improper influence.

  6. The Indian Evidence Act draws no line of difference between a retracted confession and a non - retracted confession. Both types of confession are equally significant and are admissible in the court of law.

  7. Nov 15, 2021 · There are two kinds of confessions under the Evidence Act. They are: 1. Judicial Confessions. Confessions that are made before Magistrate or court in the course of judicial proceedings are Judicial confessions. 2. Extra-judicial Confessions.

  8. Admissions & Confessions. Sections 17 to 31 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 deal with what is called as ‘admissions and confessions’. However, the Act treats ‘confessions’ as merely a kind of ‘admissions’. This way one can say that the admissions in the Criminal cases is ‘confessions’.

  9. Aug 2, 2023 · The term ‘confession’ is nowhere defined or expressed in the Indian Evidence Act. Section 17 expressly provides that any statement whether oral or in the form of documentary which put forward for the consideration of any conclusion to the fact in issue or to the relevant facts.

  10. Apr 7, 2024 · Understand the concept of confession under the Indian Evidence Act and its evidentiary value. Explore the meaning of confession in Hindi and its implications in the legal context. Learn about the provisions related to confession and admission in the Indian Evidence Act.