Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 705 · Decided 11 August 2023
Manoj Kumar Soni v. The State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 705 · [2023] 11 S.C.R. 246
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1030/2023
- Decided
- 11 August 2023
- Bench
- S. RAVINDRA BHAT, DIPANKAR DATTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 411, 120; CrPC; Evidence Act Section 27, 114(a)
Headnote
HEADNOTES Issue for consideration : Conviction of both the appellants-accused respectively u/s.411 and s.120-B, IPC was based largely upon disclosure statements made by them and the co-accused, unaccompanied by supporting evidence, if justifi ed Evidence - Disclosure any supporting evidence, to convict u/s.411 and s.120-B, IPC - If adequate: Held : No - Although disclosure statements hold signifi cance as a contributing factor in unriddling a case, they are not so strong a piece of evidence suffi cient on its own and without anything more to
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