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Judicial Confession vs. Extra-Judicial Confession
Criminal Procedure & Jurisprudence Terms
Definition
Judicial Confession: A confession made to a Judicial Magistrate or in court in accordance with statutory safeguards (Section 164 CrPC).
Extra-Judicial Confession: A confession made outside court to an ordinary person (friend, village elder), requiring independent corroboration to sustain a conviction.
Example
A confession made by an accused to a village sarpanch is an extra-judicial confession, admissible as weak evidence; a confession recorded by the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate with statutory warnings is a judicial confession.