FIR Filed By Accused Can't Be Treated As Evidence If It Includes Confession: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that a First Information Report (FIR) lodged by an accused person, if containing a confession, cannot be used as evidence against the accused during trial. The ruling came in the criminal appeal of Narayan Yadav versus State of Chhattisgarh. The bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan clarified that such FIRs fall under Section 25 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, which bars…