Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 235 · Decided 11 May 1999
State Through Superintendent of Police, CBI/SIT ETC. v. Nalini and ORS. ETC. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 235 · [1999] 3 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- DEATH REFERENCE CASE No. 1/1998
- Decided
- 11 May 1999
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, D.P. WADHWA, S.S.M. QUADRI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 120; CrPC Section 164, 463, 354(3), 300; Evidence Act Section 30, 15; Constitution
Headnote
Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) ACT. 1987: A B Ss. 15, 21-Evidentiary value of confession recorded by Police Officer C under S. 15 against its maker and against co-accused, abettor or Conspirator-Effect of non-obstante clause in S. 15(1)-S. Act, whether excluded-Amending Act 43 of J993-Addition of words "or co­ accused, abettor or conspirator" in S. J 5 (1) and deletion of clauses (c) and (d) of S. 2 J-Effect of-Confession of an accused-Admissibility as a substantive evidence against himself as well as a co-accused,
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