'Admission' Made By Accused To Police Officer Before Investigation Commences May Be Admissible: SC [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

24 April 2019 8:11 PM IST

"In a case where statement containing not a confession but admission, which is otherwise relevant and which is made before the investigation commences, may be admissible. We need not, however, say anything more"., said the Bench.

The Supreme Court has observed that a statement made by the accused to a police officer before the investigation commences, is admissible in evidence, if it contains only an admission [and not a confession].The bench comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice KM Joseph observed that the bar under Section 162 CrPC operates in regard to the statement made to a Police Officer in...

'Admission' Made By Accused To Police Officer Before Investigation Commences May Be Admissible: SC [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

"In a case where statement containing not a confession but admission, which is otherwise relevant and which is made before the investigation commences, may be admissible. We need not, however, say anything more"., said the Bench.

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