https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273820 A retracted confession may sustain conviction if it is voluntary and true; applying that principle, Mahabir's confession was accepted because it was corroborated by medical and inquest evidence and by recovery of the victim's wristwatch, so his conviction was maintained. A co-accused confession cannot by itself found guilt and can only lend assurance to independent evidence; as the ring recovery against Shiba merely showed concealment and there was no substantive evidence of participation, his conviction was set aside and he was given the benefit of doubt. en-us Fri, 28 Oct 1994 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 16 Jul 2018 14:13:35 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273820 A retracted confession may sustain conviction if it is voluntary and true; applying that principle, Mahabir's confession was accepted because it was corroborated by medical and inquest evidence and by recovery of the victim's wristwatch, so his conviction was maintained. A co-accused confession cannot by itself found guilt and can only lend assurance to independent evidence; as the ring recovery against Shiba merely showed concealment and there was no substantive evidence of participation, his conviction was set aside and he was given the benefit of doubt. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 28 Oct 1994 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273820