https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171516 Confessions under a special anti-terror statute may constitute substantive evidence where voluntarily made, substantially compliant with prescribed safeguards, and corroborated by reliable eye-witness and circumstantial evidence. Natural eye-witness presence and minor inconsistencies do not by themselves justify rejecting testimony, while the absence of a prior test identification parade is not necessarily fatal. Investigative delay, manipulation, and weapon-related discrepancies may support finding that an initial investigation lacked integrity, whereas objective circumstances can support a bona fide reinvestigation. Conversely, co-accused confessions creating only suspicion cannot sustain conviction of police personnel without independent proof meeting the criminal standard. en-us Wed, 12 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 14:55:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171516 Confessions under a special anti-terror statute may constitute substantive evidence where voluntarily made, substantially compliant with prescribed safeguards, and corroborated by reliable eye-witness and circumstantial evidence. Natural eye-witness presence and minor inconsistencies do not by themselves justify rejecting testimony, while the absence of a prior test identification parade is not necessarily fatal. Investigative delay, manipulation, and weapon-related discrepancies may support finding that an initial investigation lacked integrity, whereas objective circumstances can support a bona fide reinvestigation. Conversely, co-accused confessions creating only suspicion cannot sustain conviction of police personnel without independent proof meeting the criminal standard. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 12 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171516