https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310493 An FIR omission and lodging delay do not by themselves defeat a prosecution where reliable eyewitness evidence explains the discrepancy and otherwise supports the charge. A police statement is inadmissible as a confession, but the part that distinctly leads to discovery is admissible under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, and the resulting recovery may corroborate the prosecution case. Medical opinion on stomach contents is only one factor in fixing time of death and cannot override consistent ocular and surrounding evidence. Where criminal conspiracy to commit murder is proved, liability for the substantive offence can arise from execution of the common design. en-us Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 24 Jan 2024 10:23:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310493 An FIR omission and lodging delay do not by themselves defeat a prosecution where reliable eyewitness evidence explains the discrepancy and otherwise supports the charge. A police statement is inadmissible as a confession, but the part that distinctly leads to discovery is admissible under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, and the resulting recovery may corroborate the prosecution case. Medical opinion on stomach contents is only one factor in fixing time of death and cannot override consistent ocular and surrounding evidence. Where criminal conspiracy to commit murder is proved, liability for the substantive offence can arise from execution of the common design. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310493