Question
A and B are jointly tried for extortion. A makes a
confessional statement in court admitting to the crime and also implicating B as his co-conspirator. According to the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, under which section can this confession be considered against B?Solution
Section 24 of BSA states: "When more persons than one are being tried jointly for the same offence, and a confession made by one of such persons affecting himself and some other of such persons is proved, the Court may take into consideration such confession as against such other person as well as against the person who makes such confession." This provision directly applies to the scenario where a co-accused's confession may be used against other accused in joint trials.
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