Palvinder Kaur v State of Punjab
decided 1952-10-22 (reporter citation not confirmed)19521 min read
The case in brief30-second read
- Facts
- Palvinder Kaur's husband died and his body was found in a trunk in a well. In a statement she said he died by accidentally taking poison and that she hid the body. The High Court used the inculpatory part and rejected the rest.
- Issue
- Whether her statement was a confession, and whether part of it could be accepted and part rejected.
- Held
- The statement was exculpatory and so was not a confession. A confession or admission must be accepted or rejected as a whole; the court cannot take the inculpatory part and reject the exculpatory part. Her conviction under S.201 IPC was set aside.
- Principle
- A statement must be read as a whole; an exculpatory statement is not a confession.
Facts
- Palvinder Kaur's husband died and his body was found in a trunk in a well. In a statement she said he died by accidentally taking poison and that she hid the body. The High Court used the inculpatory part and rejected the rest.
Issue
- Whether her statement was a confession, and whether part of it could be accepted and part rejected.
Held
- The statement was exculpatory and so was not a confession. A confession or admission must be accepted or rejected as a whole; the court cannot take the inculpatory part and reject the exculpatory part. Her conviction under S.201 IPC was set aside.
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Citation
Palvinder Kaur v State of Punjab decided 1952-10-22 (reporter citation not confirmed)Reported: https://api.sci.gov.in/jonew/judis/1112.pdf ; https://indiankanoon.org/doc/96660/. This is an educational summary, not the judgment itself. Cite the reported version in professional or academic work.