Supreme Court of India · 1998-04-03
STATE OF GUJARAT vs MOHAMMED ATIK .
- Citation / case number
- SC 1997/14754
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- STATE OF GUJARAT
- Respondent
- MOHAMMED ATIK .
- Author
- K.T. THOMAS M.K. MUKHERJEE
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS M.K. MUKHERJEE
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the admissibility of confessional statements recorded under Section 15 of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 (TADAA) during the trial of a different offence. The Court held that confessions made in one case cannot be used as evidence in another case, affirming the trial court's decision to disallow the use of such statements. The ruling emphasized the necessity of confessions being directly related to the offence under trial, thus upholding the integrity of the evidentiary process.