Instead of seeking medical help, Siddharth allegedly facilitated early demise of the singer by delaying intervention.Legal experts caution that a co-accused’s statement, unless corroborated, holds no evidentiary value during trial. Senior advocate Angshuman Bora of the Gauhati HC said, “If the statement is recorded as a confession, it must first implicate the person making it. A confession is an admission of guilt — it must be inculpatory in nature. In this case, the statement appears to be exculpatory, as it does not implicate the accused himself. An exculpatory statement cannot be treated as a confession, because a confession must be inculpatory implicating himself in the commission of offense.”