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Qanoon-e-Shahadat QUESTION #9679
Question 1
Under Article 37, a confession made by an accused person is irrelevant in criminal proceedings if it was caused by inducement, threat or promise — from whom must such inducement come?
  • Any person
  • A co-accused
  • A person in authority✔️
  • A police officer only
Correct Answer Explanation
Article 37 specifies that the inducement, threat or promise must proceed from 'a person in authority' and must be sufficient in the Court's opinion to give the accused reasonable grounds for making the confession.