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Under what circumstances can a confession made in police custody be admissible as evidence?

Q: Answer-Under what circumstances can a confession made in police custody be admissible as evidence?

Explanation Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam Section 23 Confession to police officer 2 No confession made by any person while he is in the custody of a police officer, unless it is made in the immediate presence of a Magistrate shall be proved against himProvided that when any fact is deposed to as discovered in consequence of information received from a person accused of any offence, in the custody of a police officer, so much of such information, whether it amounts to a confession or not, as relates distinctly to the fact discovered,

A Any confession made in police custody is admissible in court

B A confession made in police custody is admissible if the accused consents to its use

C A confession made in police custody is admissible only if made in the immediate presence of a Magistrate

D A confession made in police custody is admissible if it leads to the discovery of a fact directly related to the case

E Confessions made in police custody are never admissible, irrespective of circumstances

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