Chief Judicial Magistrate did not record the evidence of the aforesaid accomplice as required under Section 306(4)(a) of the Code. The case ... quite clear that the Magistrate taking cognizance is empowered to examine an accomplice after the pardon is tendered to him. It also lays down that
case, apart from the testimony of the complainant or the accomplice, should in itself be sufficient to sustain conviction.
(2) The independent evidence must ... with it by confirming in some material particular the testimony of the accomplice or complainant that the accused committed the crime.
(3) The corroboration must
been urged that P. W 1, who is an accomplice according to his own version, is an unreliable witness and no reliance can be placed ... true legal position in respect of the evidentiary value of an accomplice. An accomplice is undoubtedly a competent witness under the Indian Evidence Act . Section
Jawahar Choudhary named the son of the appellant, Radhey Shyam,
as an accomplice and the Police referred to the appellant only in
context ... abductors was
referred to as 'Netaji' by his accomplices. One of them had a mole on the
left cheek. One of them
namely, P. Ws. 1, 11, 14, 21, 29 and 39, are all accomplices, and, therefore, it was not safe to convict the accused on their ... corroboration must be some evidence other than that of an accomplice, and, therefore, one accomplice's evidence is hot corroboration of the testimony
independent evidence to corroborate the statement of these witnesses who are accomplices in the crime & that as a rule of practice, though ... unsafe to convict the petnrs. on the testimony of accomplices of which there is no corroboration by independent evidence. In my opinion this argument
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