Involuntary Statement Leading To 'Section 27 Recovery' Has No Evidentiary Value: SC [Read Judgment]

ashok kini

14 Jan 2019 7:12 PM IST

"However, if such a statement is made under undue pressure and compulsion from the investigating officer, as in the present matter, the evidentiary value of such a statement leading to the recovery is nullified."

The Supreme Court has observed that there is no evidentiary value to an involuntary confessional statement made under undue pressure and compulsion from the investigating officer, even when it leads to the recovery of material objects in relation to a crime. The bench comprising Justice NV Ramana and Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar made this observation (in Ashish Jain vs. Makrand...

Involuntary Statement Leading To 'Section 27 Recovery' Has No Evidentiary Value: SC [Read Judgment]

ashok kini

"However, if such a statement is made under undue pressure and compulsion from the investigating officer, as in the present matter, the evidentiary value of such a statement leading to the recovery is nullified."

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