Day 34
JudiciarySkim2025-08-05
SC Reaffirms Confessional FIRs Are Inadmissible Under Section 25 IEA
What Happened
The Supreme Court acquitted a murder convict in Narayan Yadav v. State of Chhattisgarh, ruling that a First Information Report (FIR) containing a confession by the accused is inadmissible. The Court clarified that under Section 25 of the Evidence Act, such confessions cannot be used as evidence even to corroborate medical findings.
Why It Matters
This reaffirms the constitutional protection against self-incrimination and ensures that convictions are based on independent substantive proof rather than custodial or self-implicating statements.
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