Sathish (student) 21 June 2023

Are extra-judicial confessions obtained on a4 paper signed by private parties , 'valuable security'?

Are non-judicial confessions obtained on A4 paper signed by private parties considered as 'valuable security' under IPC? A group of persons known to the victim had abducted him/her deceptively to come to a place and unknown identifiable elements proclaimed as cyber crime police cheated him/her and on the pretext of police, threatened the victim and obtained by dictation a confession letter oppressive against the victim at that spot. Later this confession letter was circulated and they intended to black mail the victim to get money.

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Dr. J C Vashista (Advocate ) 21 June 2023

Question and locus standi of author of queryis missing from the question paper.

T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Advocate) 21 June 2023

It is not legally valid or enforceable in court of law even if the person who forced the so called statement intends to use it against the victim in court of law.

Sudhir Kumar, Advocate (Advocate) 21 June 2023

Section 30 IPC

The words "valuable security" denote a document which is, or purports to be, a document whereby any legal right is created, extended, transferred, restricted, extinguished or released, or whereby any person acknowledges that he lies under legal liability, or has not a certain legal right.

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A writes his name on the back of a bill of exchange. As the effect of this endorsement is to transfer the right to the bill to any person who may become the unlawful holder of it, the endorsement is a "valuable security".