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Bombay HC reaffirms that extra-judicial confessions made to a Police Patil are inadmissible under Section 25 of the Indian Evidence Act. The court also mandates scientific proof of victim identity, setting aside conviction where identity relied on circumstantial evidence alone.

Meghalaya High Court ruled that a confession under Section 164 CrPC is inadmissible if procedural safeguards are violated, and circumstantial evidence must form an unbroken chain to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The acquittal in this double murder case reinforces the high burden of proof in criminal trials, impacting future cases relying on confessions or indirect evidence.

Madras High Court upholds acquittal, holding that confession-led recovery of weapons lacks evidentiary value without independent witness corroboration or identification.