https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=44936 A retracted confession was treated as admissible because the accused failed to prove inducement, threat, coercion, or other improper means in obtaining the statement. Voluntariness was assessed as a question of fact, and the retraction was found vague, unsupported by particulars, and not backed by a prompt complaint before the Magistrate. The statement was also corroborated by surrounding evidence and internal details showing knowledge of matters within the accused's special knowledge. On that basis, the conviction under the NDPS Act was upheld. en-us Thu, 15 Jan 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:20:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=44936 A retracted confession was treated as admissible because the accused failed to prove inducement, threat, coercion, or other improper means in obtaining the statement. Voluntariness was assessed as a question of fact, and the retraction was found vague, unsupported by particulars, and not backed by a prompt complaint before the Magistrate. The statement was also corroborated by surrounding evidence and internal details showing knowledge of matters within the accused's special knowledge. On that basis, the conviction under the NDPS Act was upheld. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 15 Jan 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=44936