https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310178 A voluntary confession is not rendered inadmissible merely because it is later retracted, as constitutional protection against self-incrimination does not exclude a confession free from inducement, threat, or promise; the objection to use of the confessions therefore failed. On the facts, Kalawati's confession was unsafe as proof of murder, but the evidence supported that she made a false account to shield the offender, so her liability was confined to causing disappearance of evidence and screening the offender under Section 201 rather than murder. Ranjit Singh's murder conviction was sustained, but his sentence was reduced to transportation for life in light of the lapse of time and mitigating circumstances. en-us Mon, 19 Jan 1953 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 17:27:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310178 A voluntary confession is not rendered inadmissible merely because it is later retracted, as constitutional protection against self-incrimination does not exclude a confession free from inducement, threat, or promise; the objection to use of the confessions therefore failed. On the facts, Kalawati's confession was unsafe as proof of murder, but the evidence supported that she made a false account to shield the offender, so her liability was confined to causing disappearance of evidence and screening the offender under Section 201 rather than murder. Ranjit Singh's murder conviction was sustained, but his sentence was reduced to transportation for life in light of the lapse of time and mitigating circumstances. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 19 Jan 1953 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310178