Randeep Singh @ Rana Vs State Of Haryana 2024 INSC 887 - Ss 25-27 Evidence Act

Indian Evidence Act 1872 - Section 25-27 - There is a complete prohibition on even proving such confessions made by the accused to a police officer while in custody- Such confessions are not admissible in the evidence except to the extent to which Section 27 is applicable. If such inadmissible confessions are made part of the depositions of the prosecution witnesses, then there is every possibility that the Trial Courts may get influenced by it. (Para 16)

Criminal Trial - The brutality of the offence does not dispense with the legal requirement of proof beyond a reasonable doubt- The Courts can convict an accused only if his guilt is proved beyond a reasonable doubt on the basis of legally admissible evidence. There cannot be a moral conviction.