https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=94735 Accomplice evidence in a foreign exchange contravention case cannot safely sustain conviction unless it is corroborated in material particulars by independent evidence connecting the accused with the offence. The court found the corroboration relied on by the prosecution unsatisfactory because the ship officers' identification was uncertain and inconsistent, no test identification parade was held, and the documents, diary entry, telephone references and addresses did not establish the accused's role in sending the gold. The alleged sudden wealth was also insufficient. The charge was not proved beyond reasonable doubt, so the conviction and sentence could not stand. en-us Thu, 31 Mar 1955 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 03 Dec 2011 13:54:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=94735 Accomplice evidence in a foreign exchange contravention case cannot safely sustain conviction unless it is corroborated in material particulars by independent evidence connecting the accused with the offence. The court found the corroboration relied on by the prosecution unsatisfactory because the ship officers' identification was uncertain and inconsistent, no test identification parade was held, and the documents, diary entry, telephone references and addresses did not establish the accused's role in sending the gold. The alleged sudden wealth was also insufficient. The charge was not proved beyond reasonable doubt, so the conviction and sentence could not stand. Case-Laws FEMA Thu, 31 Mar 1955 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=94735