India’s Supreme Court held that a general re-enactment of a crime scene by an accused person does not violate the constitutional right against self-incrimination.
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Scene Re-Enactment by Accused Not Testimonial Compulsion Under Indian Evidence Act Rules SC
The Supreme Court overturned a Madras High Court decision that barred a crime scene reconstruction as self-incrimination.
Broad Crime-Scene Re-Enactment by Accused Does Not Constitute Self-Incrimination Says Supreme Court
The court held that scene recreation is not testimonial compulsion under Sections 25 and 26 of the Indian Evidence Act.