https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=294322 Approver testimony in a prosecution for arson and explosion was admissible, but it required reliability and material independent corroboration linking each accused to participation or abetment; corroboration need not cover every detail, yet it must connect the accused with the offence. The prosecution failed to meet that standard, so the acquittal was upheld. Circumstantial evidence against Bhagwati Ram, including alleged motive and surrounding facts, did not form a complete chain excluding other hypotheses beyond reasonable doubt; mere presence at the scene was insufficient. The court also noted that the substantive issue was participation in the offence, making the conspiracy charge unnecessary where the arson had actually occurred. en-us Tue, 26 Apr 1960 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 06 Apr 2021 17:46:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=294322 Approver testimony in a prosecution for arson and explosion was admissible, but it required reliability and material independent corroboration linking each accused to participation or abetment; corroboration need not cover every detail, yet it must connect the accused with the offence. The prosecution failed to meet that standard, so the acquittal was upheld. Circumstantial evidence against Bhagwati Ram, including alleged motive and surrounding facts, did not form a complete chain excluding other hypotheses beyond reasonable doubt; mere presence at the scene was insufficient. The court also noted that the substantive issue was participation in the offence, making the conspiracy charge unnecessary where the arson had actually occurred. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 26 Apr 1960 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=294322