Abstract
This paper reviews the law relating to confessions in the custody of a police officer, as prevalent in India and the United Kingdom. It argues for changing the law as it stands today in India, by making confessions admissible in law, provided certain procedural safeguards are put in place. In outlining the proposed model, the paper draws on statutory provisions on this point in the United Kingdom, and seeks to incorporate analogous provisions in India. This change, as the paper recommends, is in the final analysis, both sound on principle and efficacious in practice.
Recommended Citation
Sengupta, Arghya
(2006)
"Confessions in the Custody of a Police Officer: Is it the Opportune Time for Change,"
National Law School of India Review: Vol. 18:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://repository.nls.ac.in/nlsir/vol18/iss1/5
