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TITLE
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1.
Introduction
2.
Legal Regime
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9.
Conclusion
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Bibliography
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9.
INTRODUCTION
Statement
A written document made and signed by a witness, telling
police what they know about a crime.
Examples:
gs/http://www.victimsofcrime.vic.gov.au/home/resources/words+and+meanin
visited on 10-11-2013 at 4:30 p.m
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statement?
http://www.lawyersnjurists.com/articles-reports-journals/law-andethics/evidentiary
2013
at 4:30 p.m statement-accused-explain-2/ visited on 10-11-
ibi
d
6
ibid
Legal
provisions
regarding
evidentiary
value
of
the
of
stolen
articles,
search
list,
inquest
report,
map,
ibi
d
ibid
10
ibid
ibid
10
11
12
ibid
12
ibid
13
(3) Any part of the statement recorded can be used; such part
must be duly proved;
(4) It must be a contradiction of the evidence of the witness in
Courts;
(5) It can be used only after the attention of the witness has been
drawn to it or to those parts of it which it is intended to use for
the purpose of contradiction.
14
14
ibid
ibid
15
or
for
corroborating
the
statement,
made
by
15
ibid
1
0
16
17
Act,
i.e.,
dying
declarations
and
in
respect
of
17
ibid
1
1
18
the
two
classes
and
the
distinct
rules
about
19
ibid
19
ibid
1
2
The restrictions
other
statement,
though
made
during
the
time
20
Where a person
who was assaulted sent a telegram to the police, and the police
inspector went to the place and recorded a statement from the
complainant and this statement is not considered as a statement
to the police officer in the course of an investigation as the
investigating officer obtained the statement of a person but not
the investigating officer recorded the statement.
21
In Baleshwar
22
21
ibid
22
20
ibid
Ibid.
1
3
23
24
23
25
http://lawlex.org/lex-bulletin/evidentiary-value-of-confession/3545
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1
4
26
27
25
http://lawlex.org/lex-bulletin/evidentiary-value-of-confession/3545,
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on 11-11-2013 at 7:45 p.m.
ibid
27
visited
1
5
1
6
28
[Shafi Ahmed
29
] and is
bulletin/evidentiary-value-ofconfession/3545 visited on 11-11-2013
at
28
http://lawlex.org/lex-
8:00 p.m.
29
49 B 632, 652
1
7
30
31
5.
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31
AIR 1945 N 72
1
8
6.
11.
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1
9
1.
that it has been duly recorded and suffers from no legal infirmity,
it would suffice to convict the accused who made the confession,
though as a matter of prudence, the Court expects some
corroboration
before
acting
upon
it.
Even
then
slight
33
inducement or promise.
2.
34
for
conviction.
However,
it
is
admissible
and
34
ibid
2
0
cross-examination
never
suggested
that
his
35
36
Ibid.
36
http://lawthing.blogspot.in/2013/04/first-information-report-and-its.html visited on
13-11-
2
1
37
38
Evidentiary Value
37
Ibid.
38
ibid
2
2
The evidentiary value of FIR is far greater than that of any other
statement
recorded
by
the
police
during
the
course
of
39
40
41
39
40
Ibid.
[(1972)4SCC 773]
41
2
3
42
, the
under:
This is a case where the basis of conviction of the
accused is the dying
declaration. The situation in which a person is on deathbed is so
solemn and serene when he is dying that the grave position in
which he is placed, is the reason in law to accept veracity of his
statement. It is for this reason the requirements of oath and
cross-examination are dispensed with. Besides, should
the
dying
declaration
be
excluded
will result in miscarriage of justice because the victim being
generally the only
it
satisfied
that the
declaration
(2006) 13
SCC 165
2
4
43
The police also conduct search and seizures. The search and
seizures should not be unreasonable. They may be conducted by
police with or without a warrant. In case a search is conducted on
a warrant issued by a Magistrate it must invariably, contain the
following details:
(1)
(2)
(3)
45
43
44
http://www.academia.edu/1034961/Dying_Declaration__Evidentiary_Value_The_Law
visited
on 15-11-2013
at 7:30 p.m
Prof.
Paranjape.
N. V.,
Criminology
and Penology,
Deluxe Edition 2008,
Central
Law
Publication.
45
Ibid.
2
5
46
47
Ibid.
Ibid..
2
6
48
49
http://cbi.nic.in/aboutus/manuals/Chapter_13.pdf
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at 8:30.
P.m
49
Ibid.
2
7
50
51
Ibid.
51
Ibid.
2
8
52
53
Ibid.
53
Ibid.
2
9
54
54
Ibid.
3
0
55
Inspection of Documents
could
damage
or
destroy
the
documents.
Under
no
The
Officer-in-charge
of
Malkhana
supervising
the
55
Ibid.
3
1
entered. This register will be seen and signed by the Law Officerin-charge of the Malkhana or the SP of the Branch.
56
57
58
Ibid.
Ibid.
58
Ibid.
3
2
Section 457 Cr.P.C. for their custody during the pendency of the
case. No case property relevant to the trial should be retained by
CBI after the trial of the case has commenced unless it has been
so ordered by the Court of competent jurisdiction.
59
60
Disposal of Properties
Ibid.
60
Ibid.
3
3
61
62
63
61
Ibid.
62
Ibi
d.
63
Ibid.
3
4
Conclusion
given
to
other
statements
like
confessions,
dying
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BOOK/URL
AUTHOR/WEBSITE
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