such statement discharges the onus.” 17. The statement made by the accused is capable of being used in the trial though to a limited extent. But the law also places an Criminal Appeal no.2567 of 2024 etc. Page 7 of 15obligation upon the court to take into consideration the stand of the accused in his statement and consider the same objectively and in its entirety. This principle of law has been stated by this Court in Hate Singh Bhagat Singh v. State of Madhya Bharat. [1951 SCC 1060: AIR 1953 SC 468 : 1953 Cri LJ 1933]” (emphasis added) Therefore, the conviction cannot be based solely on the statements made by an accused under sub-section (1) of Section 313 of the Cr. PC. The statements of the accused cannot be considered in isolation but in conjunction with the evidence adduced by the prosecution. The statements may have more relevance when under a statute, an accused has burden of discharge. When the law requires an accused to discharge the burden, the accused can always do so by a