https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=72530 A retracted confession is inadmissible where surrounding circumstances show coercion, custodial ill-treatment, and unexplained injuries, as voluntary and reliable consent is absent. Sanction for prosecution is invalid if the order does not disclose the case facts, the sanctioning authority's satisfaction, or the materials considered, indicating no application of mind. The prosecution must also prove a reliable, untampered chain of custody for seized contraband from seizure to chemical analysis; failure to establish safe custody and transmission makes the evidence unsafe to rely on. On these principles, conviction could not stand on inadmissible confessions, invalid sanction, and unproved custody of the seized material. en-us Fri, 11 Apr 1986 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 20 May 2011 12:24:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=72530 A retracted confession is inadmissible where surrounding circumstances show coercion, custodial ill-treatment, and unexplained injuries, as voluntary and reliable consent is absent. Sanction for prosecution is invalid if the order does not disclose the case facts, the sanctioning authority's satisfaction, or the materials considered, indicating no application of mind. The prosecution must also prove a reliable, untampered chain of custody for seized contraband from seizure to chemical analysis; failure to establish safe custody and transmission makes the evidence unsafe to rely on. On these principles, conviction could not stand on inadmissible confessions, invalid sanction, and unproved custody of the seized material. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 11 Apr 1986 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=72530