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Section 29 - Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
29. Confession otherwise relevant not to become irrelevant because of promise of secrecy, etc.
If such a confession is otherwise relevant, it does not become irrelevant merely because it was made under a promise of secrecy, or in consequence of a deception practiced on the accused person for the purpose of obtaining, it, or when he was drunk, or because it was made in answer to questions which he need not have answered, whatever may have been the form of those questions, or because he was not warned that he was not bound to make such confession, and that evidence of it might be given against him.
Related Sections
- Section 49: Opinion as to usage, tenets, etc., when relevant
- Section 27: How much of information received from accused may be proved
- Section 156: Questions tending to corroborate evidence of relevant fact, admissible
- Section 48: Opinion as to existence of right or custom, when relevant
- Section 47A: Opinion as to digital signature where relevant
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