Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 24 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Extra judicial confession - Accused allegedly made extra judicial confession before Village Administrative Officer/PW1 whom he did not know - Alleged confession was made by accused more than two months after the incident which makes it more suspicious - PW1..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 24 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Extra judicial confession - No evidence to demonstrate that accused had any prior relations with PW3 and therefore made confession to him - Accused denied making any such confession - Conviction cannot be made on such weak type of evidence - Accused rightly acquitted...........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 24 -- Extra judicial confession - Evidentiary value of extra judicial confession depends on person to whom it is made...........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 24 -- Extra judicial confession - Generally it is a weak piece of evidence - However, a conviction can be sustained on the basis of extra judicial confession provided it is proved to be voluntary and truthful and free of any inducement - Evidentiary value of extra judicial confession also depends on the person to whom it is made...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201, 34, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 24 -- Double murder case - Extra judicial confession - PWs 7 to 9 who supported prosecution case have not stated that accused was either their relative or a close acquaintance - They not even stated that they personally knew accused - Even, after extra judicial confession before PWs 7 to 9, they did..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 24 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Extra judicial confession - Evidence of witnesses of extra judicial confession were contradictory to each other - Testimonies of such witnesses not reliable so as to base conviction solely on basis of such testimonies...........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 24 -- Extra judicial confession - It is a weak piece of evidence - Were an extra-judicial confession is surrounded by suspicious circumstances, its credibility becomes doubtful and it loses its importance - It is a rule of caution where Court would generally look for an independent reliable corroboration before placing any reliance upon such..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201, 34 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Extra judicial confession - If extra judicial confession of accused is accepted, statement of last seen theory given by PW25 becomes difficult to be given credibility and if extra judicial confession is ignored, statement of PW25 appears to be an improvement only to develop last seen theory..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 120B, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 24 -- Murder - Extra judicial confession - Confession rightly disbelieved as same made in presence of persons with whom accused had not cordial relations - Prosecution has failed to produce any other evidence except so called extra judicial confession - Acquittal upheld...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 396, 364, 147, 149, 120B, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 24 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Extra judicial confession - Accused made extra judicial confession through an inland letter addressed to PW19 - However, prosecution has not examined handwriting expert for proving handwritings of accused contained in inland letter allegedly..........