BBA LLB 15 July 2021

Evidence act

Greetings to the experts!

Sir/Ma'am, I want to know that can a prosecution ask for circumvent section 27 IEA and get inadmissible portions of confessional statement under section 39 IEA admitted in the name of getting full understanding of the longer statement?

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This discussion explores a legal query regarding the admissibility of confessional statements under the Evidence Act. Specifically, it questions whether a prosecution can use Section 39 to admit inadmissible portions of a confession, under the guise of providing full context for the longer statement, thereby circumventing Section 27. The aim is to clarify the application of these sections in legal proceedings.

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Dr J C Vashista (Advocate) 16 July 2021

Read for your own benefit and enlighten others without expecting spoon-feeding from experts on this platform as it is meant for helping needy litigants and not for providing coaching service. .