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State (N.C.T. Of Delhi) vs Navjot Sandhu@ Afsan Guru on 4 August, 2005

record. As against such use of confession against the maker of the confession, the confession of a co-accused is no evidence ... confession altogether from consideration. If the evidence dehors the confession proves the guilt of the Appellant, the confession of the co-accused could be used

have any effect against the confessing accused ; but as against the co-accused, a retracted confession has no weight at all : Yasin v. King-Emperor ... confession of the co-accused, it follows that it ought not to convict however many of the co-accused have confessed. I tree with

confession and, if so, whether the confession of an accused alone is sufficient to convict an accused person if the confession is found ... confession against the maker of his own confession, the confession of a co-accused is no evidence at all and it cannot be used

TADA Act by a co-accused could be made use of against that accused provided the co-accused is charged and tried in the same ... confessional statement against a co-accused is permissible when both the accused making the confessional statement and the co-accused are facing trial after framing

co-accused; but no such opportunity is available in law to the person, who implicates his co-accused by making a confession. 50. The resultant ... confession altogether from consideration. If the evidence de hors the confession proves the guilt of the Appellant, the confession of the co-accused could

co-accused, the accused, who has made the confession, and the accused, whom the confession 5 implicates, are to be jointly tried, the confession ... record. As against such use of confession against the maker of the confession, the confession of a co-accused is no evidence

evidence of their own confessions; (ii) confessions made by other co-conspirators; (co-accused) (iii) Deposition of Prosecution witnesses, viz., – Shri Krishan Lal Bishnoi ... co-accused: 21) The confession of the appellant (A-117) is substantiated and corroborated with the confession of other co-accused, namely, Samir Hingora

confession. There is no doubt that a confession made voluntarily by an accused person can be used against the maker of the confession, though ... co-accused person. in dealing with a criminal case where the prosecution relies upon the confession of one accused person against another accused person

confessing accused. Accordingly, the provisions of the Evidence Act do not prevent the Court from taking into consideration a retracted confession against the confessing accused ... making of a number of confessions without a chance for prior consultation between the confessing co-accused. But before even a number of such confessions