In Brief
A man was convicted of murdering a bank collection agent based on an extra-judicial confession, which the High Court accepted despite rejecting all other prosecution evidence (motive, abduction, conspiracy, and recovery). The Supreme Court set aside the conviction and acquitted the accused, holding that a conviction cannot rest solely on an extra-judicial confession, especially when it is suspiciously detailed, lacks corroboration, and all other key circumstances remain unproven. The Court found the confession appeared artificially constructed by authorities rather than naturally volunteered.
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