Supreme Court of India

Jnanendra Nath Ghose v. The State of West Bengal

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Reported as [1960] 1 S.C.R. 126
Bench Syed Jaffer Imam J.
Decided 8 May 1959

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We hold that evidence in corroboration must be independent testimony which affects the accused by connecting or tending to connect him with the crime.

Judgment, page 7

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