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In State of U.P. v. Deoman Upadhyaya (1960), which provision of the former Indian Evidence Act, 1872…

The majority upheld former section 27. It permitted proof of the part of information from an accused in police custody that related distinctly to a fact discovered as a…

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In State of U.P. v. Deoman Upadhyaya (1960), which provision of the former Indian Evidence Act, 1872 did the Supreme Court uphold against the Article 14 challenge to the discovery rule?

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The majority upheld former section 27. It permitted proof of the part of information from an accused in police custody that related distinctly to a fact discovered as a result.

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Option A

Section 25 addressed the exclusion of confessions made to police officers.

Option B

Section 26 addressed confessions made while in police custody, subject to the Magistrate exception.

Option C

Section 27 governed the part of information in police custody distinctly related to a fact thereby discovered. The majority upheld that provision.

Option D

Section 28 concerned a confession made after the effect of an inducement, threat or promise was removed.

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