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Confessions and Admissions - Indian Evidence Act

Covers the relevancy, admissibility, and evidential value of confessions and admissions under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, including Sections 21-30 for judicial services examination

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Whose character is relevant under Section 53 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872?

  1. Plaintiff
  2. Accused
  3. Defendant
  4. Victim
  5. Witness
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

D is an accused of commission of murder and was in the custody of a police officer. During police custody, he confessed his crime. He gave all information to the police officer. On the basis of this information, the police officer found the weapon of the murder.

Weapons found from the information of accused may be proved against him according to which of the following sections of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872?

  1. Section 25
  2. Section 26
  3. Section 28
  4. Section 27
  5. Section 29
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A confessed in court to murdering X. B also gave evidence against A. But during trial, it appeared to the court that the confession was caused by inducement, threat or promise in reference to charge and such inducement, threat or promise was caused by B.

What is/are the value(s) of confession of A according to Section 24 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872?

  1. Relevant
  2. Irrelevant
  3. Relevant and admissible
  4. Relevant and inadmissible
  5. None of the above
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A helped B in the commission of a theft. After the commission of theft, they were arrested and a joint trial was started against both of them.(There are two stages provided in the statement. Before the trial started and after the trial started.)

What would you call A in the first stage?

  1. Co-accused
  2. Accomplice
  3. Approver
  4. Witness
  5. All of the above
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A, B and C were walking together. While walking, B said that he had lent Rs. 20,000 to A and Rs. 5,000 to C a few months ago. A admitted that he owes Rs. 20,000 to B. C, who was listening to both A and B, refused and said that he owes nothing to A.

Which of the following persons admission can be proved against himself/themselves according to Section 21 of Indian Evidence Act?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. Both A and B
  5. Both B and C
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

B lends Rs. 5000 to C and asks him to make admission for the same in front of some other people. C agreed to do so.

In which of the following forms can C make an admission according to Section 17 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872?

  1. Oral
  2. Documentary
  3. Electronic
  4. All of the above
  5. None of the above
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the evidential value of self-harming admissions?

  1. Relevant
  2. Irrelevant
  3. Relevant and admissible
  4. Relevant and inadmissible
  5. None of the above
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Oral admission is not relevant unless genuineness of the electronic record is in question under which of the following sections of Indian Evidence Act, 1872?

  1. Section 22
  2. Section 22A
  3. Section 23
  4. Section 21
  5. None of the above
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When should evidence of admission not be given according to Section 23 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872?

  1. When witness refuses
  2. When party refuses
  3. When parties agree together
  4. When witnesses agree together
  5. All of the above
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Under whose threat is confession made by an accused not relevant as per the provisions of Section 24 of Indian Evidence Act?

  1. Threat by a person in authority
  2. Threat by a police officer
  3. Threat by a magistrate
  4. Threat by both police and magistrate
  5. All of the above
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

According to Section 29 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872, confessions otherwise relevant do not become irrelevant because of some facts.

Which of the following facts will not affect the relevancy of confession as per the provisions of the above section?

  1. Promise of secrecy
  2. Deception practiced
  3. Drunk
  4. Not warned
  5. All of the above
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

X and Y were tried together for the same offence. During trial, Y confessed to the offence. It affected him and his co-accused.

Under which of the following sections of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 is the confession of Y relevant?

  1. Section 30
  2. Section 31
  3. Section 25
  4. Section 26
  5. None of the above
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Confession made under Section 25 is not admissible to

  1. police officer
  2. judicial magistrate
  3. executive magistrate
  4. any person
  5. All of the above
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following cases is section 23 of Indian Evidence Act applicable?

  1. Civil cases only
  2. Criminal cases only
  3. Both civil and criminal cases
  4. Arbitration proceedings
  5. All of the above
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