Unsigned Confession Cannot Be Sole Basis For Conviction: Gauhati HC

It is extremely significant to note that while ruling on a very key point pertaining to the evidentiary value of unsigned confession, the Gauhati High Court has in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Shri Kedukhoyi vs State of Nagaland in Case No. : CRL.A(J)/10/2022 and cited in Neutral Citation No.: GAHC020007972022 that was heard on 22.05.2024 and then finally pronounced on 29.05.2024 has been most unequivocal in ruling that an accused cannot be convicted for a crime solely based on an unsigned confessional statement, without any other evidence to back up t...