To attract the prohibition enacted in section 24 of the Evidence Act what are the following facts th...........

Indian Evidence Act (IEA) 1872 Relevancy of Facts

To attract the prohibition enacted in section 24 of the Evidence Act, what are the following facts that must be established –

(i) The statement in question is a confession.

(ii) Such confession has been made by an accused person.

(iii) The confession has been obtained by reason of any inducement, threat or promise from person in authority.

(iv) The confession has been obtained by reason of any inducement, threat or promise from any person and not necessarily from the person in authority.

(v) Such inducement, threat or promise must have reference to the charge against the accused person.

(vi) Inducement, threat or promise must in the opinion of prosecution be sufficient to give the accused persons ground, which would appear to him reasonable, for supposing that by making it he would gain any advantage or avoid any evil of a temporal nature in reference to the proceedings against him.

Find out the correct statements:–

(i), (ii), (iii), (v)

(i), (ii), (iii), (v), (vi)

(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)

(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi)

Explanation:

From not any person rather from a person in authority. In the opinion of court be sufficient to give the accured person grounds, which would appear to him reasonable, for supposing that by making it he would gain any advantage or avoid any evil of a temporal nature in reference to the proceedings against him.