Multiple choice

A rustic woman in apprehension of assault and maltreatment makes a confession for murder of her mother-in-law at the village panchayat. Whether this confession is admissible or not?

  1. Admissible as extrajudicial confession

  2. Inadmissible due to involuntariness

  3. Admissible as a supporting evidence to the fact deposed by the witness

  4. Partly admissible
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Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect: A confession, whether it is judicial or extrajudicial, made under a threat is not admissible in evidence. Option (2) is correct: If it is made with fear of assault or is of involuntarily nature, then it is inadmissible. Option (3) is incorrect: A confession made involuntarily can never be used as a supporting evidence. Option (4) is incorrect: Partly is of no criteria.

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