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Section 29

Confession otherwise relevant not to become irrelevant because of promise of secrecy, etc.

of Evidence Act 1950

ActIn forceProvision 29 of 169
Section 29
(1)

If such a confession as is referred to in section 24 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 a confession and that evidence of it might be given against him.

(2)

(Deleted by Act A324).

Consideration of proved confession affecting person making it and others jointly under trial for same offence