A Short Comment on Evidentiary Value of “Accomplice” in the Light of Procedural Laws in India
Keywords:
Adherence, Reliance, Tender, Pardon, CorroborationAbstract
Everything which does not keep pace with the changing needs of the society does not last for a long time and as such law should not be static in nature it should meet the demands of the changing society. Law has been categorically divided into substantive law and procedural law and the substantive portion of the law is applied in practice through the mechanism provided under the procedural law. The current paper emphasizes upon determining the true meaning and nature of an accomplice. Moreover, the paper attempts to deal with the ways and extent how a court of criminal judicature will rely upon the evidence of an accomplice as an instrument for rendering justice.
References
1. Indian Evidence Act, 1872
2. Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 NJCL (2019) 22-25 © Law Journals 2019. All Rights Reserved Page 25
3. Shankar vs State of Tamil Nadu (1994) 4 SCC 478
4. Criminal Procedure Code, 1973
5. Indian Evidence Act, 1872
6. Article 71 and 161 of the Constitution of India
7. Section 432 and 435 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 BOOKS i. Batuk Lal, Law of Evidence, (Central Law Agency) 2016. ii. Singh Avtar, Principles of the Law of Evidence, ( Allahabad: Central Law Publications) iii. Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 Bare Act (New Delhi: Universal Law Publication) 2017 iv. Constitution of India (Allahabad Law Agency), 2000 WEBSITES REFERRED i. http://www.oppapers.com/essays/A- Critical-Analysis-Of-Accomplice- Witness/507650 - An Essay on A Critical Analysis of Accomplice Witness In India ii. http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary. com/Accomplice+Witness – Legal Definition of Accomplice Witness. CASE LAWS i. Shankar vs State of Tamil Nadu (1994) 4 SCC 478 Cite this Article Subhajit Chakraborty . A Short Comment on Evidentiary Value of “Accomplice” in the Light of Procedural Laws in India . 2(1): 22–25p.
