https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189168 A confession recorded in police custody under Section 15 of TADA was found unsafe to rely on because its voluntariness and truthfulness were doubtful. The surrounding circumstances, including the accused's claim that he was made to sign blank papers, the absence of the original or saved electronic record, the typed certificate not being in the recorder's own hand, and non-production before the Magistrate, undermined reliability. The prosecution also showed improvements and inconsistencies, and no independent material corroborated the confession. Because the confession was the sole basis of conviction, it could not sustain the conviction or death sentence, and the accused was acquitted and directed to be released if not wanted in any other case. en-us Fri, 22 Mar 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 30 Dec 2016 11:17:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189168 A confession recorded in police custody under Section 15 of TADA was found unsafe to rely on because its voluntariness and truthfulness were doubtful. The surrounding circumstances, including the accused's claim that he was made to sign blank papers, the absence of the original or saved electronic record, the typed certificate not being in the recorder's own hand, and non-production before the Magistrate, undermined reliability. The prosecution also showed improvements and inconsistencies, and no independent material corroborated the confession. Because the confession was the sole basis of conviction, it could not sustain the conviction or death sentence, and the accused was acquitted and directed to be released if not wanted in any other case. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 22 Mar 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189168