Law on Confession - In India and Abroad

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Description
On account of some recent developments that took place in the field of technology, people are now more inclined towards a scientific and micro level study of law. Also, as a rule, the civil proceedings are adjudicated based on the standard of preponderance of probabilities, whereas in a criminal proceeding guilt of the accused is to be proved beyond all reasonable doubts. A legal practitioner dealing with civil matters mainly relies on documentary evidence in order to prove his case in a court of law, however in a criminal proceeding the evidence adduced includes both the documentary as well as oral evidence collected during investigation of the case. All this requires an indepth study of the provisions of the Indian Evidence Act. The most important piece of evidence from the prosecution's side is always a confession by the accused. However, considering the possibilities of use of force or other means in extracting a confession there are sufficient safeguards provided under the law itself before a confession is admitted as an evidence in the court of law. It is also important to state that handling of a volumineous book in itself becomes a task particularly for a legal practitioner during court hours. Therefore, I undertook to dedicate my present work covering sections 24 to 30 of the Act.
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Contents
Part 1
Chapter 01 : Preliminary
Chapter 02 : Interpretation of this Statutes
Chapter 03 : General Notion of Confession in India Abroad Characteristics of Confession 
Comparative Look at the Law of Confession in Canada, England, USA and Australia
Indian Views on Confession
Part II
Chapter 04 : Statutory Provisions in India
Section 24  : When Confession is Irrelevant
Section 25 : Proof of Confession Made to a Police Officer
Section 26 : State of Confession Made While in Custody
Section 27 : Confession on Leading to Discovery
Section 28 : Confession Made after Removal of Impression of Inducement, Threat or Promise
Section 29 : Confession does not because Irrelevant because of Promise of Secrecy
Section 30 : Confession by Co-Accused
Part III 
Chapter 05 : Confession by Accomplice under Cr. P.C 
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Author Details
Y P Bhagat, is a retired jurist and a legal consultant with the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED). He got his bachelor's degree in 1968 and started practice as a lawyer a year later. Shortly thereafter, he joined his assignment as a judicial officer in 1975. After retiring from service, he shifted to Delhi and resumed legal practice. He has numerous books to his credit and has been appreciated by the Bar and the Bench.