Landmark Judgments

Pyare Lal Bhargava Vs. State of Rajasthan, AIR 1963 SC 1094 (Unsafe to rely on retracted confession)


Pyare Lal Bhargava Vs. State of Rajasthan, AIR 1963 SC 1094 (Unsafe to rely on retracted confession)

The Court laid down as a general rule of practice that, it is unsafe to rely upon a confession, much less on a retracted confession, unless the court is satisfied that the retracted confession is true and voluntarily made and has been corroborated in material particulars.