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Sahadevan Vs. State of Tamil Nadu, AIR 2012 SC 2435 (Extra judicial Confession can be relied upon)


Sahadevan Vs. State of Tamil Nadu, AIR 2012 SC 2435 (Extra judicial Confession can be relied upon)

The Supreme Court while deciding the case has made few principles in the form of guidelines where the court has to check such principles before admitting the confession of the accused, the following principles mentioned by the Supreme Court are: (I.) Extra judicial confessions are generally a very weak kind of evidence by itself and the court must examine such statements efficiently. (2) Extra judicial confession should be made by the person's own will and such statements must be true. (3) The evidentiary value of extra-judicial confession instantly increases when it is supported by other such evidence. (4) The statements of the confessor must prove his guilt like any other fiact issue is proven in the judicial proceedings.