https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42851 A co-accused's statement recorded under Section 108 of the Customs Act could not, without independent corroborative material, sustain criminal process or a charge against another accused. Surrounding facts such as travel details, diary entries and telephone numbers created suspicion only and did not amount to evidence sufficient for prosecution. The court applied the principle under Section 30 of the Indian Evidence Act that a co-accused's confession may be considered only with other evidence and cannot, by itself, found conviction; the same reasoning governed the stage of process and discharge. The accused's discharge under Section 245(2) CrPC was therefore upheld. en-us Mon, 20 Aug 1990 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:28:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42851 A co-accused's statement recorded under Section 108 of the Customs Act could not, without independent corroborative material, sustain criminal process or a charge against another accused. Surrounding facts such as travel details, diary entries and telephone numbers created suspicion only and did not amount to evidence sufficient for prosecution. The court applied the principle under Section 30 of the Indian Evidence Act that a co-accused's confession may be considered only with other evidence and cannot, by itself, found conviction; the same reasoning governed the stage of process and discharge. The accused's discharge under Section 245(2) CrPC was therefore upheld. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 20 Aug 1990 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42851