Supreme Court of India

Inspector of Police, Tamil Nadu v. Balaprasanna

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Reported as [2008] 11 S.C.R. 31
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and P. Sathasivam JJ.
Decided 21 July 2008

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Evidence Act, 1872: s.27 - Confessional statement leading to recovery of ar- c tic/es - Prosecution while relying upon the confessional state- ment leading to recovery of articles under s.27 of the Act, has to prove through cogent evidence that the statement was made voluntarily and led to discovery of the relevant facts - On facts, alleged confession made belatedly - Hence cannot be relied upon as it created doubt regarding its authenticity and voluntariness - Penal Code, 1860 - s. 302. Circumstantial evidence - Links in the chain of circum- stances - Held: Must be complete and proved by

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