https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168925 A conviction based only on a retracted confession and a retracted co-accused statement cannot stand without independent corroboration in material particulars. Such evidence is not inadmissible, but it is inherently suspect and must be closely scrutinised; a retracted confession may support conviction only if the court is satisfied that it is true and voluntary. On the facts, the material was unsafe to rely on because the prosecution had no independent support and the appellant was not shown to be in possession of narcotics. The conviction was held unsustainable and the appellant received the benefit of reasonable doubt. en-us Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 23 Nov 2015 19:45:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168925 A conviction based only on a retracted confession and a retracted co-accused statement cannot stand without independent corroboration in material particulars. Such evidence is not inadmissible, but it is inherently suspect and must be closely scrutinised; a retracted confession may support conviction only if the court is satisfied that it is true and voluntary. On the facts, the material was unsafe to rely on because the prosecution had no independent support and the appellant was not shown to be in possession of narcotics. The conviction was held unsustainable and the appellant received the benefit of reasonable doubt. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168925