This Judgment is a clear deviance from well established precedents. A two-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court has recently upheld the conviction of an accused for Dacoity with Murder under Section 396 of Indian Penal Code.Contrary to the binding precedents the Bench has extensively relied on a confessional statement of Accused produced by Police to prove the recovery of some. …
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