Category: Indian Evidence Act

Extra Judicial Confession not to be believed when made to a Stranger

Aug 20, 2023

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by

Hari G Ramasubramanian

in 302, Indian Evidence Act

In criminal cases in Tamil Nadu, there are usually particular distinctive feature that the Accused on his own accord makes an extra judicial confession to the Village Administrative Officer, after the incident, but prior to his arrest. In Moorthy vs. State of Tamil Nadu 2023INSC739, this usual feature of making confession before a stranger had…
Burden is on the accused when an inmate of the house is found murdered – SC

Dec 25, 2018

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by

Hari G Ramasubramanian

in 106 Indian Evidence Act, 302, Indian Evidence Act

In case of murder based on circumstantial evidence, when an inmate of a house is murdered, what is the burden on the accused? The brief facts are that the deceased Meena Devi, her son and her daughter used to live along with her brother in law, Raj Kumar (accused). The accused had returned home on…

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