Correct option is A
Section 23 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 is NOT related to criminal matters. This section deals with admissions in civil cases, specifically stating that admissions are not relevant in civil cases if they are made upon an express condition that evidence of them is not to be given or under circumstances from which the court can infer that the parties agreed together that evidence of it should not be given.
Information Booster:
1. Section 23: Deals with admissions in civil cases and the conditions under which they are not relevant, focusing on civil proceedings rather than criminal matters.
2. Relevance in Civil Cases: Admissions made under specific conditions where it is understood that they are not to be used as evidence in civil cases.
3. Legal Agreements: Reflects the respect for private agreements between parties regarding the admissibility of certain statements.
Additional Information:
· Section 133 (b): Pertains to the evidence of accomplices in criminal cases, stating that an accomplice is a competent witness against an accused person, but a conviction is not legal merely on the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice.
· Section 27 (c): Relates to the discovery of facts in criminal matters, stating that when any fact is deposed to as discovered in consequence of information received from a person accused of any offense, in the custody of a police officer, so much of such information, whether it amounts to a confession or not, as relates distinctly to the fact thereby discovered, may be proved.
· Section 53 (d): Deals with the relevance of character evidence in criminal cases, specifically stating that in criminal proceedings, the fact that the person accused is of a good character is relevant.
