Assertion (A): The word "confession" appears for the first time in Section 24 of the Indian Evidence Act.
Reasoning (R):Admissions are merely one species of confessions.

A is correct but R is false.

Confession: The word "confession" appears for the first time in Section 24 of the Indian Evidence Act. This section comes under the heading of Admission so it is clear that the confessions are merely one species of admission. Confession is not defined in the Act. -Justice Stephen in his 'Digest of the law of Evidence states, "confession is an admission made at any time by a person charged with a crime stating or suggesting the inference that he committed that crime.”