political persecutions were frequent and suspected persons were compelled to make confessions by persecution. It originated from a desire to protect person accusing themselves ... concerned, it is no doubt a wholesome rule as it prevents forced confessions. But its extension cannot be reasonably supported in the context of modern
which require the Railway Protection Force Officers making arrests to hand over the persons arrested to the Police Officers or in the absence ... Indian Evidence Act, 1872, which runs as follows:
25. No confession made to a police officer, shall be proved as against a person accused
injury certificate. He
further submits that during investigating a forced
confession of the applicant was recorded, wherein he
has disclosed that he is involved
mentioned therein may record statements of confessions. But, it is important to note that such statements or confessions have to be recorded only ... custody of an accused person, the possibility of extracting statements and confessions by force or inducement cannot be excluded. The Code shows great anxiety
contended that his first statement, Exhibit C was obtained by force. A confession is not be regarded as involuntary merely because it has been retracted
present case, we have a confession of the accused recorded by a Magistrate. The confession, as is usual in such cases, has been retracted ... alleged that he was beaten by the Carole Inspector and was forced to confess by the police. In support of this, the learned Counsel
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were compelled/forced to confess their guilt before the
Video camera with audio recording. The petitioners were
severely ... petitioner no. 5 to 10 were assaulted and were
forced/compelled to confess the guilt and it was recorded
in the audio/video camera
well as First Appellate Court have accepted the said
confessions on the premise that RPF authorities are not
Police Officers and confessional statement ... Even after accepting the legal position that
RPF officer is not a Police Officer and therefore,
confession recorded by him is not hit by Section
continued and by way of inducement he was forced
to make the confession statement. She alleged that it was not
truthful and made voluntarily ... threat or fear of the said Officer the accused was
forced to make the confession statement before the learned Judicial
Magistrate, First Class. He denied
done in an attempt to shame and humiliate her and force her to confess that she had stolen the money. After sometime, her garment ... Police Station for the purpose of intimidating her and forcing her to confess a crime in respect whereof not even a written complaint was lodged
