Question

The Kashmira Singh Vs State of MP is a leading case on:

• A. Dying declaration
• B. Admission
• C. Confession to police officer
• D. Confession of a co-accused

Hint:

Link Kashmira Singh directly to the 'Confession of a co-accused'. The key takeaway from the case is that such a confession has very low evidentiary value and can never be the foundation of a conviction for another accused.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

The case of Kashmira Singh v. State of Madhya Pradesh (1952) is a landmark judgment that clarifies the evidentiary value of a confession made by a co-accused under Section 30 of the Indian Evidence Act. The Supreme Court authoritatively held that such a confession is not substantive evidence against the other accused persons. It can only be used to corroborate other evidence on record. The court cannot start with the confession and then look for corroboration; it must first consider all other evidence and only if it is satisfied, it may look to the confession to lend assurance to its conclusion.