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Admission v. Confession

Admission and confession are both types of statements that can be used as evidence in court. However, there are key differences: 1. Admission is defined in the Indian Evidence Act as an acknowledgement of a fact, while confession is not defined but refers to acknowledging the commission of a crime. 2. All admissions are not considered confessions, as admissions can occur in civil and criminal cases while confessions only apply to criminal cases. 3. For an admission to be considered evidence, it needs to satisfy the requisites laid out in the Evidence Act, but a confession must also be free, truthful, voluntary and credible to be considered relevant evidence.

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Admission v. Confession

Admission and confession are both types of statements that can be used as evidence in court. However, there are key differences: 1. Admission is defined in the Indian Evidence Act as an acknowledgement of a fact, while confession is not defined but refers to acknowledging the commission of a crime. 2. All admissions are not considered confessions, as admissions can occur in civil and criminal cases while confessions only apply to criminal cases. 3. For an admission to be considered evidence, it needs to satisfy the requisites laid out in the Evidence Act, but a confession must also be free, truthful, voluntary and credible to be considered relevant evidence.

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Difference Between Admission and Confession

Admission Confession
1. The provisions relating to admission The provisions relating to admission
sections
are provided under Section 17-23 and are provided under Section 24 to 30
Section 31 of the Indian Evidence of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
Act, 1872.
2. Section 17 of the Act defines Confession is not defined under the defines
Admission. Act.
3. A statements of co-plaintiff or those The confession of an accused is
statement by
of defendant are not considered as relevant against all his co-accused in co partner
evidence against others. a joint trail of the same offence as
provided under Section 30.
Admission is an acknowledgement of Confession is the direct
4. the Fact in issue or relevant fact. acknowledgement of the commission acknowledge
of a crime. ment
Section 18, 19 and 20 provides that A confession always proceeds from a
5. statements made by certain persons person who has committed an offence
who cam nake
who are not parties to the proceedings or is accused of an offence.
are regarded as admissions against the
parties,
Under Section 23, an admission made Under Section 29, a confession made
6. mutual
on an understanding that evidence of under a promise of secrecy is
understanding
it would not be given is not relevant. relevant.
7. Admission can be in both Civil and Confession is always only in criminal
in which
Criminal proceedings. proceedings. cases
8.
Admissions is a genus. Confessions is a species.
9. All Admissions are not Confessions. All Confessions are admissions. vein
diagram
10. An admission made to any person can A confession is not relevant if it made
be relevant. to police officer and in police custody
as provided under Section 25 and under which
authority
Section 26 respectively. relevant
11. An admission can be relevant if A confession is not relevant unless
satisfy requisites laid down in the such confession is free, truthful, when relevant
provisions of it. voluntary and credible.
Admissions has no types. Confession has 2 types
12. 1. Extra Judicial Confession
Eg. Sting Operation
2. Judicial Confession types
Eg. Confession made to
magistrate
13. Admission in comparing to Confession in comparing Admission
Confession is a good evidence. is weak evidence. good
evidence

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