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P Krishna Mohan Reddy v. The State of Andhra Pradesh

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Reported as [2025] 5 S.C.R. 1221
Bench J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan JJ.
Decided 16 May 2025

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that such a confession if any cannot be looked into at the stage of anticipatory bail or even regular bail for the following reasons: - (i) Before a confession is taken into consideration against a co- accused, the said confession has to be duly proved against the maker.

Judgment, page 17

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether the statement of an accused u/s.161, Cr.P. implicating co-accused can be looked into qua such co-accused at the stage of anticipatory bail or regular bail; whether the High Court exercised its discretion in a judicious manner while declining to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Headnotes† Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.161 – Evidence Act, 1872 – ss.30, 17, 21, 24-29, 145 – High Court denied anticipatory bail to the Petitioners relying on the confessional statements made by co-accused persons during interrogation holding that such disclosure

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