Confession of Accused
Criminal Jurisprudence of Bharat In Kashmira Singh vs State Of Madhya Pradesh the question discussed was How far and in what way the confession of an accused person can be used against a co-accused? Court explained it as follows: It is evident that confession of an accused is not evidence in the ordinary sense of the term because, it does not indeed come within the definition of 'evidence' contained in section 3 of the Evidence Act. It is not required to be given on oath, nor in the presence of the other accused, and it cannot be tested by cross-examination. Such a confession cannot be made tile foundation of a conviction and can only be used in "support of other evidence." [1] Also in the same case Supreme Court laid down this rule of approach It was held by the Court that the proper way to approach a case of this kind is, first, to marshal the evidence against the accused excluding the confession altogether from consideration and see whether, if it is belie...
