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    Question

    Which of the following is an irrelevant confession?

    A If it received in consequence of a deception practiced on the accused person for the purpose of obtaining it Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B If it was made in answer to questions which confessor need not have answered Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C If he was not warned that he was not bound to make such confession Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D None of the above Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Section 29 of Indian Evidence Act - Confession otherwise relevant not to become irrelevant because of promise of secrecy, etc., 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 practiced 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.

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