https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173272 An approver's evidence must first satisfy the ordinary test of credibility before corroboration is considered; where prior statements and trial testimony are materially inconsistent, the evidence is unreliable and cannot sustain a conviction. A confession recorded under section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is usable only if it is voluntary, true, and free from police influence; continued custody, a short interval before recording, and missing safeguards undermined its value here. The remaining circumstantial evidence raised suspicion, but once the approver's evidence and confession were rejected, it did not prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt, so the convictions and sentences could not stand. en-us Wed, 10 Apr 1957 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 11 Sep 2015 12:35:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173272 An approver's evidence must first satisfy the ordinary test of credibility before corroboration is considered; where prior statements and trial testimony are materially inconsistent, the evidence is unreliable and cannot sustain a conviction. A confession recorded under section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is usable only if it is voluntary, true, and free from police influence; continued custody, a short interval before recording, and missing safeguards undermined its value here. The remaining circumstantial evidence raised suspicion, but once the approver's evidence and confession were rejected, it did not prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt, so the convictions and sentences could not stand. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 10 Apr 1957 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173272