CHINNA GOWDA vs STATE OF MYSORE

The Supreme Court held that the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 IPC could not be sustained solely on the evidence of an approver and retracted confessions of co-accused. The Court emphasized the necessity of corroboration in material particulars, especially given the approver's bad character and retraction of confession. The Court ruled that the weak nature of the accomplices' confessions, which could not withstand cross-examination, rendered them insufficient for corroboration, leading to the acquittal of the appellants.