https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190009 Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act is reliable only where discovery is genuinely proved from information given by an accused in police custody, and only the part of the statement distinctly relating to the discovered fact is admissible. Recovery evidence may still be accepted even if seizure witnesses do not fully support it, provided the investigating officer's testimony is trustworthy. Here, serious infirmities in the alleged recovery, including uncertain custody of cartridges and bullets, inconsistent sealing and deposit of articles, and failure to reliably connect the pistol with the offence, rendered the prosecution case unsafe and the charge not proved beyond reasonable doubt. en-us Thu, 05 Feb 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 29 Jun 2024 13:13:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190009 Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act is reliable only where discovery is genuinely proved from information given by an accused in police custody, and only the part of the statement distinctly relating to the discovered fact is admissible. Recovery evidence may still be accepted even if seizure witnesses do not fully support it, provided the investigating officer's testimony is trustworthy. Here, serious infirmities in the alleged recovery, including uncertain custody of cartridges and bullets, inconsistent sealing and deposit of articles, and failure to reliably connect the pistol with the offence, rendered the prosecution case unsafe and the charge not proved beyond reasonable doubt. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 05 Feb 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190009