https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303631 Conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC was not sustained because the accomplice evidence was unreliable and the remaining corroboration was not dependable, leaving the prosecution short of the proof required in a grave criminal case. Section 201 IPC was construed more broadly: a person who knows or has reason to believe that an offence has been committed and gives false information with intent to screen the offender may be liable even if the information is not given only to the police or a Magistrate. On the facts, false information was given to a person interested in bringing the offender to justice, and the murder conviction was set aside while guilt under Section 201 was affirmed. en-us Mon, 16 Feb 1959 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 02 Aug 2022 17:46:45 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303631 Conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC was not sustained because the accomplice evidence was unreliable and the remaining corroboration was not dependable, leaving the prosecution short of the proof required in a grave criminal case. Section 201 IPC was construed more broadly: a person who knows or has reason to believe that an offence has been committed and gives false information with intent to screen the offender may be liable even if the information is not given only to the police or a Magistrate. On the facts, false information was given to a person interested in bringing the offender to justice, and the murder conviction was set aside while guilt under Section 201 was affirmed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 16 Feb 1959 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303631