https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=186753 An extra-judicial confession made to an independent witness was found trustworthy, and the disclosure statements were admissible only to the extent they distinctly related to the facts discovered, supporting recoveries of stolen property, the weapon, and blood-stained clothes. The Court further held that recent and unexplained possession of stolen property, particularly where robbery and murder formed part of the same transaction, could justify a presumption of participation when read with medical evidence, the confession, and other surrounding circumstances. The circumstantial chain was treated as complete, and the objections based on absence of direct proof of blood origin and lack of independent recovery witnesses were rejected. The convictions and sentences were upheld. en-us Wed, 07 Feb 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 12:03:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=186753 An extra-judicial confession made to an independent witness was found trustworthy, and the disclosure statements were admissible only to the extent they distinctly related to the facts discovered, supporting recoveries of stolen property, the weapon, and blood-stained clothes. The Court further held that recent and unexplained possession of stolen property, particularly where robbery and murder formed part of the same transaction, could justify a presumption of participation when read with medical evidence, the confession, and other surrounding circumstances. The circumstantial chain was treated as complete, and the objections based on absence of direct proof of blood origin and lack of independent recovery witnesses were rejected. The convictions and sentences were upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 07 Feb 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=186753