Sahoo v. State of U.P
The probative value of an admission or a confession does not depend upon it’s communication to another, though just like any other piece of evidence, it can be admitted in evidence only on proof. Statement, whether communicated or not, admitting guilt is a confession of guilt. In this case, as we have noticed, P.W 11, 13 and 15 deposed that they clearly heard the accused say when he opened the door of the house that he had finished Sunderpatti, his daughter-in-law and thereby finished the daily quarrels. The Court held that the extra-judicial confession is relevant evidence it certainly corroborates the circumstantial evidence adduced in the case.
Sita Ram Bhau Patil v. Ramchandra Patil
Admissions have to be clear if they are to be used against the person making them. Admissions are substantive evidence by themselves, in view of section 17 and 21 of the Indian Evidence Act, though they are not conclusive proof of the matters admitted. Therefore, mere proof of admission, after the person whose admission it is alleged to be had concluded his evidence, will be of no avail and cannot be utilized against him. The Court was right in rejecting the contentions advanced by the appellants that there was any admission and in setting aside the decision of Revenue Tribunal.
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