https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173329 An accomplice is a competent witness under Section 133 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, and a conviction is not illegal merely because it rests on approver evidence; however, Section 114(b) requires corroboration in material particulars. Here, the approver's account was supported by medical evidence, injuries on the deceased, recovery of stolen money, and related circumstances linking the accused to the offence, so the conviction was sustained. On the Section 306 CrPC issue, the earlier procedural defect concerning examination of the approver after pardon was cured on remand when the approver was examined in the accused's presence and cross-examined before commitment, so the challenge failed. en-us Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 07 Nov 2015 21:34:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173329 An accomplice is a competent witness under Section 133 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, and a conviction is not illegal merely because it rests on approver evidence; however, Section 114(b) requires corroboration in material particulars. Here, the approver's account was supported by medical evidence, injuries on the deceased, recovery of stolen money, and related circumstances linking the accused to the offence, so the conviction was sustained. On the Section 306 CrPC issue, the earlier procedural defect concerning examination of the approver after pardon was cured on remand when the approver was examined in the accused's presence and cross-examined before commitment, so the challenge failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173329