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1 - 9 of 9 (0.25 seconds)V. Sahadevan vs The State Of Tamil Nadu on 12 April, 2019
"30. Recently, in Sahadevan v. State of T.N., after
referring to the rulings in Sk. Yusuf v. State of W.B. and
Pancho v. State of Haryana, a two-Judge Bench has laid
down that the extra-judicial confession is a weak
evidence by itself and it has to be State of Haryana, a
two-Judge Bench has laid down that the extra-judicial
confession is a weak evidence by itself and it has to be
examined by the court with greater care and caution; that
it should be made voluntarily and should be truthful; that
it should inspire confidence; that an extra-judicial
confession attains greater credibility and evidentiary
value if it is supported by a chain of cogent circumstances
and is further corroborated by other prosecution evidence;
that for an extra-judicial confession to be the basis of
conviction, it should not suffer from any material
discrepancies and inherent improbabilities; and that such
statement essentially has to be proved like any other fact
and in accordance with law."
Section 313 in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [Entire Act]
Chandrappa & Ors vs State Of Karnataka on 15 February, 2007
"8. With regard to the powers of an
appellate court in an appeal against acquittal, the
law is well established that the presumption of
innocence which is attached to every accused
person gets strengthened when such an accused
is acquitted by the trial court and the High Court
should not lightly interfere with the decision of
the trial court which has recorded the evidence
and observed the demeanour of witnesses. This
Court in the case of Chandrappa & Ors. v. State
of Karnataka1, laid down the following
principles: (2007) 4 SCC 415
"42. From the above decisions, in our considered
view, the following general principles regarding
powers of the appellate court while dealing with
an appeal against an order of acquittal emerge:
The Indian Penal Code, 1860
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Sk. Yusuf vs State Of West Bengal on 14 June, 2011
"30. Recently, in Sahadevan v. State of T.N., after
referring to the rulings in Sk. Yusuf v. State of W.B. and
Pancho v. State of Haryana, a two-Judge Bench has laid
down that the extra-judicial confession is a weak
evidence by itself and it has to be State of Haryana, a
two-Judge Bench has laid down that the extra-judicial
confession is a weak evidence by itself and it has to be
examined by the court with greater care and caution; that
it should be made voluntarily and should be truthful; that
it should inspire confidence; that an extra-judicial
confession attains greater credibility and evidentiary
value if it is supported by a chain of cogent circumstances
and is further corroborated by other prosecution evidence;
that for an extra-judicial confession to be the basis of
conviction, it should not suffer from any material
discrepancies and inherent improbabilities; and that such
statement essentially has to be proved like any other fact
and in accordance with law."
Pancho vs State Of Haryana on 20 October, 2011
"30. Recently, in Sahadevan v. State of T.N., after
referring to the rulings in Sk. Yusuf v. State of W.B. and
Pancho v. State of Haryana, a two-Judge Bench has laid
down that the extra-judicial confession is a weak
evidence by itself and it has to be State of Haryana, a
two-Judge Bench has laid down that the extra-judicial
confession is a weak evidence by itself and it has to be
examined by the court with greater care and caution; that
it should be made voluntarily and should be truthful; that
it should inspire confidence; that an extra-judicial
confession attains greater credibility and evidentiary
value if it is supported by a chain of cogent circumstances
and is further corroborated by other prosecution evidence;
that for an extra-judicial confession to be the basis of
conviction, it should not suffer from any material
discrepancies and inherent improbabilities; and that such
statement essentially has to be proved like any other fact
and in accordance with law."
Section 207 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
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