Indian Evidence Act, 1872
IEA Section 24 in BSA
Confession caused by inducement, threat or promise, when irrelevant. Section 24 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (Confession caused by inducement, threat or promise, when irrelevant) corresponds to Section 22 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Where this sits in the exam
This provision is examined under Evidence Act & Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, worth 8 of the 100 marks in AIBE XXII. The paper permits bare acts but bans notes, so what matters is finding it quickly, not reciting the number.
Questions that turn on this section
A confession caused by inducement, threat, promise or coercion is:
Answer & explanation
Irrelevant in a criminal proceeding
BSA Section 22 corresponds to IEA Section 24. The inducement must proceed from a person in authority and relate to the charge, giving reasonable grounds to suppose an advantage or avoidance of evil.
The rule in Section 22 BSA excludes confessions made:
Answer & explanation
To a police officer, or in custody unless in the immediate presence of a Magistrate
The custodial bar is the successor to § 26 IEA; the proviso preserves confessions made before a Magistrate.
Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are given below. Decide whether each is true, and if so whether (R) correctly explains (A). Assertion (A): A confession by one accused affecting a co-accused tried jointly may be taken into consideration against that co-accused. Reason (R): Such a confession is substantive evidence on which a conviction may be founded without any other material.
Answer & explanation
(A) is true, but (R) is false
(A) states § 24 BSA (§ 30 IEA) correctly. (R) is wrong: such a confession is weak corroborative material, not substantive evidence, and cannot alone sustain a conviction.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 were renumbered:
| IEA | Provision | BSA |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Admission by party to proceeding or his agent | 16 |
| 21 | Proof of admissions against persons making them | 19 |
| 23 | Admissions in civil cases when relevant | 21 |
| 25 | Confession to police officer not to be proved | 23(1) |
| 26 | Confession by accused while in custody of police not to be proved against him | 23(2) |
| 27 | How much of information received from accused may be proved | 23(2) proviso |
Practise it
Cutoff has AIBE XXII questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free, no account needed.
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