https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311404 Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 admits only the portion of an accused's custodial statement that distinctly relates to the fact discovered, and recovery may corroborate the truth of that disclosure. Possession of stolen goods soon after the theft also supports a presumption under Section 114 that the possessor is the thief or a receiver knowing the goods to be stolen, unless the possession is explained. On the facts, the tape recorder belonged to the deceased, was traced through pledge and redemption soon after the , and was sold by the accused, with further support from the weapon and blood-stained shawl evidence. The prosecution evidence was held sufficient and the conviction and sentence were restored. en-us Tue, 17 Sep 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 23 Dec 2023 13:39:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311404 Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 admits only the portion of an accused's custodial statement that distinctly relates to the fact discovered, and recovery may corroborate the truth of that disclosure. Possession of stolen goods soon after the theft also supports a presumption under Section 114 that the possessor is the thief or a receiver knowing the goods to be stolen, unless the possession is explained. On the facts, the tape recorder belonged to the deceased, was traced through pledge and redemption soon after the , and was sold by the accused, with further support from the weapon and blood-stained shawl evidence. The prosecution evidence was held sufficient and the conviction and sentence were restored. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 17 Sep 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311404