"Extra-Judicial Confession Weak Piece Of Evidence": Supreme Court
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A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath said it must be established that extra-judicial confession was completely voluntary and truthful.
Extra-judicial confession is a weak piece of evidence that requires strong evidence to corroborate it, the Supreme Court has said while acquitting a man in a 2007 murder case.
A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath said it must be established that extra-judicial confession was completely voluntary and truthful.
"Extra-judicial confession is a weak piece of evidence and especially when it has been retracted during trial. It requires strong evidence to corroborate it and also it must be established that it was completely voluntary and truthful. In view of the discussion made above, we do not find any corroborating evidence to support the extra-judicial confession, rather the evidence led by prosecution is inconsistent with the same," the bench said.
The top court was hearing a plea filed by murder accused Indrajit Das challenging the order of the Tripura High Court.
