https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175936 A confession recorded during investigation by a second class magistrate not specially empowered was inadmissible, and oral proof of that confession was also barred. Even after excluding it, the conviction for murder was sustained because the circumstantial evidence formed a complete chain: the accused and deceased were alone in the house, the deceased was found murdered there, relations were strained, the weapon and surrounding facts connected the accused to the crime, and his explanation was unconvincing. The death sentence was interfered with and reduced to imprisonment for life because the circumstances showed a domestic quarrel arising from suspicion, making the extreme penalty unnecessary. en-us Fri, 28 Apr 1972 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 10:35:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175936 A confession recorded during investigation by a second class magistrate not specially empowered was inadmissible, and oral proof of that confession was also barred. Even after excluding it, the conviction for murder was sustained because the circumstantial evidence formed a complete chain: the accused and deceased were alone in the house, the deceased was found murdered there, relations were strained, the weapon and surrounding facts connected the accused to the crime, and his explanation was unconvincing. The death sentence was interfered with and reduced to imprisonment for life because the circumstances showed a domestic quarrel arising from suspicion, making the extreme penalty unnecessary. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 28 Apr 1972 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175936