https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278511 Accomplice evidence is legally admissible, but it is unsafe to rely on it unless corroborated in material particulars implicating the accused, and an approver cannot corroborate himself through prior inconsistent or consistent statements. A co-accused's confession under Section 30 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 is only a weak piece of evidence and cannot by itself supply the independent corroboration required by prudence. Because the approver's testimony lacked independent support and the co-accused's retracted confession did not provide sufficient assurance, the conviction could not be sustained. en-us Wed, 30 Mar 1949 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 09 Feb 2019 11:07:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278511 Accomplice evidence is legally admissible, but it is unsafe to rely on it unless corroborated in material particulars implicating the accused, and an approver cannot corroborate himself through prior inconsistent or consistent statements. A co-accused's confession under Section 30 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 is only a weak piece of evidence and cannot by itself supply the independent corroboration required by prudence. Because the approver's testimony lacked independent support and the co-accused's retracted confession did not provide sufficient assurance, the conviction could not be sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 30 Mar 1949 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278511