Andhra Pradesh High Court acquits couple after finding alleged confession unreliable

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has acquitted a couple in a 2009 murder case after finding the extra judicial confession unreliable and the remaining circumstances insufficient. The bench questioned why the accused would confess to a village revenue officer they did not previously know. It examined the recoveries and other prosecution evidence rather than treating proof of a homicidal death as proof of the accused's involvement. The decision sets aside the trial conviction because the prosecution failed to establish its case beyond reasonable doubt. It does not hold that every extra judicial confession is inadmissible or incapable of supporting conviction.