IEA Section 29: Confession otherwise relevant not to become irrelevant because of promise of secrecy, etc

Indian Evidence Act, 1872 · Chapter 2: The Relevancy Of Facts

Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA).

If such a confession is otherwise relevant, it docs not become irrelevant merely because it was made under a promise of secrecy, or in consequence of a deception practiced on the accused person for the purpose of obtaining it, or when he was drunk, or because it was made in answer to questions which he need not have answered, whatever may have been the form of those questions, or because he was not warned that he was not bound to make such confession, and that evidence of it might be given against him.

Bare act text for reference, current to 30 June 2024. It is not legal advice; check the official gazette for authoritative text.

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