Evidence Act, 1872–Sec. 27 [Corresponding Sec. 23 of BSA, 2023]–Accused stated that the dead body of S can be recovered from the hills–This is not the statement that he hid the dead body in the hills–One of the essential conditions required for invoking Sec. 27 is the fact to be proved based on the information of the accused given while in the custody of police should distinctly relate to the discovery of the fact, is not present in the case.
