https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457190 A retracted confession may support a murder conviction if it is voluntary, true and sufficiently corroborated by independent circumstances. The court must scrutinise the manner of making and withdrawal of the confession, seek assurance from proved facts, and disregard allegations of coercion where unsupported. Here, the caution given by the Magistrate, the accused's stated repentance, the absence of reliable evidence of police beating, and the consistency of the confession with proved facts supported reliability. Additional corroboration came from motive, presence near the scene, unexplained change of clothes, bloodstains on the trouser, and the absence of outsider intrusion or theft. The conviction was sustained. en-us Tue, 17 Mar 1970 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 16:02:06 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457190 A retracted confession may support a murder conviction if it is voluntary, true and sufficiently corroborated by independent circumstances. The court must scrutinise the manner of making and withdrawal of the confession, seek assurance from proved facts, and disregard allegations of coercion where unsupported. Here, the caution given by the Magistrate, the accused's stated repentance, the absence of reliable evidence of police beating, and the consistency of the confession with proved facts supported reliability. Additional corroboration came from motive, presence near the scene, unexplained change of clothes, bloodstains on the trouser, and the absence of outsider intrusion or theft. The conviction was sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 17 Mar 1970 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457190