https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303604 Accomplice testimony may be relied on when it is corroborated in material particulars by independent evidence linking the accused to the crime; prior statements under Section 164 CrPC are not substantive evidence but may assist corroboration or contradiction. Acquittal of some accused on a conspiracy charge does not, by itself, negate liability for proved substantive offences or abetment where the acts of remaining accused are independently established. In abduction and illegal confinement cases followed by murder, trustworthy circumstantial evidence of custody, removal, false death records, and destruction of the body can support an inference of guilt against abductors and active participants unless a credible explanation is offered. en-us Wed, 03 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 01 Aug 2022 09:32:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303604 Accomplice testimony may be relied on when it is corroborated in material particulars by independent evidence linking the accused to the crime; prior statements under Section 164 CrPC are not substantive evidence but may assist corroboration or contradiction. Acquittal of some accused on a conspiracy charge does not, by itself, negate liability for proved substantive offences or abetment where the acts of remaining accused are independently established. In abduction and illegal confinement cases followed by murder, trustworthy circumstantial evidence of custody, removal, false death records, and destruction of the body can support an inference of guilt against abductors and active participants unless a credible explanation is offered. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 03 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303604