Site navigation

An accused in police custody tells police where a knife is hidden, and the police find it there as a…

The discovery concerns the knife’s concealment at the place indicated and the accused’s knowledge of it. Only the part of the information that distinctly relates to the…

Choose your answer

An accused in police custody tells police where a knife is hidden, and the police find it there as a result. What does the fact discovered embrace under the proviso to section 23(2) of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023?

Select one answer
Answer and explanation

Correct answer C

The discovery concerns the knife’s concealment at the place indicated and the accused’s knowledge of it.

Only the part of the information that distinctly relates to the discovery may be proved under the proviso. An account of the knife’s earlier use is outside that discovery.

Option feedback

Option A

The identity of the object alone does not exhaust the fact discovered. Its earlier use falls outside the discovery described.

Option B

The location is part of the discovery. The facts given do not reveal the original owner.

Option C

The discovery connects the knife’s concealment at the indicated place with the accused’s knowledge of it.

Option D

The recovery as described establishes neither ownership nor the accused’s purpose in obtaining the knife.

Practice for these exams

Related question papers

Related exam syllabi

Related questions in this topic