JNANENDRA NATH GHOSE vs THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC for murder, affirming the jury's verdict based on the testimony of an approver and corroborative evidence. The Court clarified that the requirement for the approver's reliability and corroboration, as established in Sarwan Singh v. The State of Punjab, [1957] S.C.R. 953, was not misapplied in this case, as the approver's evidence was deemed reliable and sufficiently corroborated. The appeal was dismissed, confirming the life sentence imposed by the Sessions Judge.