X was admitted to the hospital of Dr A After diagnosis X was advised to undergo a surgery Dr A perfo......

X was admitted to the hospital of Dr. A. After diagnosis, X was advised to undergo a surgery. Dr. A performed the surgery. A few hours after the surgery, X died. The police requested the Court of Coroner to conduct a judicial inquiry in the case. The Coroner, after preliminary proceedings, informed Dr. A that if he paid Rs. 50,000/ -the case can be hushed up. Dr. A lodged the complaint with the Director, Anti- Corruption Burean (ACE). As instructed by the Director, ACB, a recording equipment was attached to the telephone at residence of Dr. A and all the conversations between the Coroner and Dr. A were recorded. The Coroner asked Dr. A, over the phone, to go to a particular place with the money and pay the amount to a particular person. Dr. A, however, did not go there and pay the money. The police, after an investigation, filed a case under Section 161, 385 and 420 read with section 511 of the Indian Penal Code against the Coroner. Examine whether the recorded communication is a relevant fact under Section 7 and admissible under Section 8 of Indian Evidence Act.   (10 marks)

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