https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469026 Conviction for receiving stolen property was unsustainable where recovery depended mainly on disclosure statements, seizure witnesses turned hostile, and corroboration was absent; the Court held that disclosure alone could not prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt, and the cursory Section 313 examination further weakened the prosecution case. Conviction for criminal conspiracy also failed because there was no reliable independent evidence of an agreement between the accused and co-accused; alleged recoveries and disclosure statements did not establish the essential ingredient of conspiracy. The convictions and sentences were set aside and the accused were acquitted. en-us Fri, 11 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 30 May 2026 11:08:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469026 Conviction for receiving stolen property was unsustainable where recovery depended mainly on disclosure statements, seizure witnesses turned hostile, and corroboration was absent; the Court held that disclosure alone could not prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt, and the cursory Section 313 examination further weakened the prosecution case. Conviction for criminal conspiracy also failed because there was no reliable independent evidence of an agreement between the accused and co-accused; alleged recoveries and disclosure statements did not establish the essential ingredient of conspiracy. The convictions and sentences were set aside and the accused were acquitted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 11 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469026