Multiple choice

Under the provisions of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, when an accused says that he did not make confession, it is called

  1. extra-judicial confession

  2. judicial confession

  3. retracted confession

  4. retracted extra-judicial confession
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C Correct answer
Explanation

(3) A retracted confession is a statement made by an accused person before the trial begins by which he admits to have committed the offence, but which he repudiates at the trial.

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