Confessional Statement of a Co-accused cannot by itself be taken as a Substantive Piece of Evidence against another Co-accused [SC JUDGMENT]
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - Ss. 21(c) r/w. 29 - C onfessional statement of a co-accused cannot by itself be taken as a substantive piece of evidence against another co-accused and can at best be used or utilized in order to lend assurance to the Court - In the absence of any substantive evidence it would be inappropriate to base the conviction of the accused purely on the statements of co-accused.