https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169468 Section 133 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 makes an accomplice a competent witness, but illustration (b) to section 114 requires courts to ordinarily seek independent corroboration in material particulars. That corroboration must connect the particular accused with the offence; support for the occurrence of the crime or for another accused's role is not enough. Here, the approver's disclosure, preparation of the knife, and recovery of the weapon at the instance of a co-accused did not independently implicate the appellant in the murder charge under sections 302 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The conviction was therefore unsustainable and was set aside. en-us Wed, 29 Aug 1962 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 15:26:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169468 Section 133 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 makes an accomplice a competent witness, but illustration (b) to section 114 requires courts to ordinarily seek independent corroboration in material particulars. That corroboration must connect the particular accused with the offence; support for the occurrence of the crime or for another accused's role is not enough. Here, the approver's disclosure, preparation of the knife, and recovery of the weapon at the instance of a co-accused did not independently implicate the appellant in the murder charge under sections 302 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The conviction was therefore unsustainable and was set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 29 Aug 1962 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169468