Which one of the following statements with respect to confession under

Which one of the following statements with respect to confession under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 is correct?

Confession made to a police officer under Section 25 is admissible.
Confession obtained by threat or inducement by a police officer is admissible.
Involuntary confession is admissible.
Confession under Section 27 is admissible.
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UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2019
Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 is an exception to Sections 25 and 26, which generally make confessions to police officers or while in police custody inadmissible. Section 27 states that when any fact is deposed to as discovered in consequence of information received from a person accused of any offence, in the custody of a police officer, so much of such information, whether it amounts to a confession or not, as relates distinctly to the fact thereby discovered, may be proved. This means that a part of a confession leading to the discovery of a fact is admissible.
– Section 25: Confession to police officer is inadmissible.
– Section 26: Confession while in police custody is inadmissible, unless made in the immediate presence of a Magistrate.
– Section 24: Confession caused by inducement, threat, or promise is irrelevant (involuntary).
– Section 27 is a proviso to Sections 25 and 26, making information leading to discovery admissible under specific conditions.
Option A is incorrect because Section 25 makes confessions to police officers inadmissible. Option B is incorrect because confessions obtained by threat or inducement are generally involuntary and inadmissible under Section 24. Option C is incorrect because involuntary confessions are not admissible. Option D correctly identifies that confessions (or parts thereof amounting to information) are admissible under the specific conditions laid down in Section 27, which is a crucial exception allowing for the admissibility of discovered facts based on information from the accused in custody.
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