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The Supreme Court recently reiterated that extra-judicial confession is a weak piece of evidence and when made by the co-accused, it can be admitted only as a corroborative piece of evidence.
"Although Sec106 is not aimed at relieving the prosecution from its burden to establish guilt of an accused, it applies to cases where chain of events has been successfully established by the prosecution", the Court said
PETALING JAYA: The decision to charge a teenager who allegedly stabbed her newborn baby to death under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder was made through a transparent process, says the Attorney-General’s Chamber (AGC).
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday reduced the life sentence of a man convicted for murdering his wife to ten years observing that the act was a result of provocation which left his "pride wounded".
In the last date of hearing, it was also argued before the Court that the applicants-accused are over 70 years of age and taking note of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, relief should be granted to them.