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Discovery in pursuance of disclosure statement/Police having prior knowledge. Where police already knew of the concealment it cannot be said that recovery was made in consequence to disclosure statement. Where the alleged recovery of the substance was made in pursuance of the disclosure statement of an accused person, but the police had prior information regarding the said substance, the disclosure statement under these circumstance is not admissible in evidence. Discovery of incriminating articles alleged to have been recovered b~ the accused is inad- missible in evidence if the police already knew where they are hidden.