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 practised 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.
CHAPTER II.––OF THE RELEVANCY OF FACTS · ADMISSIONS
Section 29: Confession otherwise relevant not to become irrelevant because of promise of secrecy, etc
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (47 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Now in the BSA
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
| 29. Confession otherwise relevant not to become irrelevant because of promise of secrecy, etc. | BSA 22 |
Questions on this section
3 questions in 12 of our papers cite Section 29. Try these from the free papers:
1. Section 24 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 made a confession irrelevant if it was caused by an inducement, threat or promise. Section 22 of the BSA, which replaces it, adds which of the following to that list of causes that make a confession irrelevant?