https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314193 Confessions recorded under Section 15 of TADA read with Rule 15 were treated as voluntary and admissible because the accused were warned, given time to reflect, the statements were properly recorded, read over, signed, certified and forwarded to the Magistrate, and allegations of coercion or pressure were unsupported. The text also notes that such confessions can serve as substantive evidence in the same trial for IPC offences, even where TADA charges fail, and may support conviction of the maker and jointly tried co-accused. On the facts described, the confessions, eye-witness material and surrounding circumstances were said to establish criminal conspiracy and murder through a common design and coordinated participation. en-us Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:43:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314193 Confessions recorded under Section 15 of TADA read with Rule 15 were treated as voluntary and admissible because the accused were warned, given time to reflect, the statements were properly recorded, read over, signed, certified and forwarded to the Magistrate, and allegations of coercion or pressure were unsupported. The text also notes that such confessions can serve as substantive evidence in the same trial for IPC offences, even where TADA charges fail, and may support conviction of the maker and jointly tried co-accused. On the facts described, the confessions, eye-witness material and surrounding circumstances were said to establish criminal conspiracy and murder through a common design and coordinated participation. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314193