In a case of murder under Section 302 of IPC, the accused confessed to the police that he had committed murder and also confessed that he hid the weapons used in the offence of murder besides the tree in his neighbour’s courtyard. The weapons are thereby discovered by the police. Examine, in the light of the relevant provisions and the case law:

1. The relevance of his confession to the police.

2. The relevance of discovery of weapon and the exact scope of this recovery.

3. Critically examine the contradictory approach, if any, any decipher any contradiction in the approach between (i) and (ii) above.      (30 marks