https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468405 An extra-judicial confession is a weak form of evidence and can support conviction only when it is trustworthy and independently corroborated; here, the alleged confession was not proved as a direct confession, was largely hearsay, and lacked reliable supporting circumstances, so it could not sustain conviction. Recovery evidence under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act is relevant only to the extent that the disclosure leads to discovery of a fact with real evidentiary value; here, the recovery of a common rope had no proven nexus with the offence and no forensic support, so it did not incriminate the accused. On the evidence recorded, the convictions were unsustainable. en-us Tue, 07 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 05 May 2026 12:09:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468405 An extra-judicial confession is a weak form of evidence and can support conviction only when it is trustworthy and independently corroborated; here, the alleged confession was not proved as a direct confession, was largely hearsay, and lacked reliable supporting circumstances, so it could not sustain conviction. Recovery evidence under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act is relevant only to the extent that the disclosure leads to discovery of a fact with real evidentiary value; here, the recovery of a common rope had no proven nexus with the offence and no forensic support, so it did not incriminate the accused. On the evidence recorded, the convictions were unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 07 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468405