https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468415 A Magistrate-recorded confession that was not signed in the manner required by the Code was treated as non-compliant with mandatory procedure and could not be relied on against a co-accused, nor recast as an extra-judicial confession; the co-accused was given the benefit of doubt and the conviction was set aside. By contrast, the remaining accused were convicted on circumstantial evidence because the proved facts-motive, presence near the scene, conduct after the murder, medical evidence, recoveries, and blood-stained articles-formed a complete chain inconsistent with innocence and proved guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The judgment restates that each circumstance must be established and the chain must unerringly point to guilt. en-us Wed, 14 Mar 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 05 May 2026 17:26:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468415 A Magistrate-recorded confession that was not signed in the manner required by the Code was treated as non-compliant with mandatory procedure and could not be relied on against a co-accused, nor recast as an extra-judicial confession; the co-accused was given the benefit of doubt and the conviction was set aside. By contrast, the remaining accused were convicted on circumstantial evidence because the proved facts-motive, presence near the scene, conduct after the murder, medical evidence, recoveries, and blood-stained articles-formed a complete chain inconsistent with innocence and proved guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The judgment restates that each circumstance must be established and the chain must unerringly point to guilt. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 14 Mar 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468415