Sakharam Raoji Dharap vs The State Of Maharashtra on 16 December, 2021
This view
was again relied upon by the Division Bench of our High
Court in the case of Deoraj Deju Suvarna v. State of
Maharashtra, 1994(4) Bom.C.R. 85 : 1994 Cri.L.J. 3602,
wherein similar view was taken. We may observe that, no
doubt that, while disclosure of the fact is made by the
accused as contemplated under section 27 of the Evidence
Act, he is in police custody, however, the voluntariness of his
statement is guaranteed by the testimony of independent
panch witnesses. However, when the accused is handcuffed
during the process, it is nothing but physical manifestation of
possibility of duress, threat or pressure by the police
authority and, therefore, voluntary nature of the disclosure
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becomes doubtful.