In a decision setting aside a life sentence, the Supreme Court of India held that conviction cannot be sustained on an incomplete chain of circumstantial evidence, uncorroborated extra-judicial confessions, and inadmissible disclosure statements. A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva extended the benefit of doubt to Sahab Singh alias Sat Pal, quashing
Extra-Judicial Confession Is Weak Evidence, Cannot Be Sole Basis for Conviction Without Independent and Cogent Corroboration: Supreme Court
