Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 1013 · Decided 14 December 2006
Francis Stanly@ Stalin v. Intelligence Officer, Narcotic Control Bureau, Thiruvananthapuram
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 1013 · [2006] SUPP. 10 S.C.R. 977
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 996/2006
- Decided
- 14 December 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 133, 114(b), 25; NDPS Act
Headnote
A B Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985-Prosecution under-Accused not found in possession of contraband articles-Prosecution C on the basis of statement of accomplice and his own confessional statement­ Statement made before an officer authorized under the Act-Conviction by entitled to benefit of doubt-Jn view of the facts of the case statement of accomplice and confession of accused cannot be relied upon. Criminal Trial: Evidence of accomplice-Admissibility-Held: Such evidence is admissible under Section I 33 of Evidence Act-However, as a rule of
Judgments are the courts' own published copies, provided for study; they are not certified copies. Source: Indian Supreme Court & High Court Judgments, Dattam Labs (CC-BY-4.0)