Indian Evidence Act

Imagine yourself as a judge and a matter came for hearing where a woman claimed the child to be a legitimate child while her husband made an allegation that the child is not born out of the marriage. What would you do in such a case? How…

When you pursue Law as a career, then to whom you'll go? To the law professor or scientist? It's obvious, a prudent person will chase the person who is the expert of the subject. In the same way, a judge doesn't know everything, he…

Before we delve into the matter whether confession is relevant or when it is irrelevant in criminal proceedings. Let's understand what is confession according to Justice Stephen as explained by him in Digest of the law of evidence…

We all know that anything which is non voluntary is not acceptable but you'll be shocked to know that even if you make a confession to the police officer the confession shall not be admissible under section 25 of Indian Evidence Act. If any…

We often witness that police brutally make a person confess any offence which he didn't commit. They do such acts just to avoid the investigation. For instance, fake encounter is common not in India but also all over the world. Section 24…