Judicial confession

--- Ss. 164 & 364 --- Judicial confession --- Voluntariness --- Legal safeguards --- Corroborative value --- Confessional statements recorded strictly in accordance with mandatory requirements --- Sufficient time for reflection afforded --- No evidence of coercion, inducement or duress --- Confessional statements found to be voluntary, mutually corroborative and consistent on material particulars --- Judicial confessions treated as strong corroborative evidence.