RAVINDER SINGH vs STATE OF HARYANA

The Supreme Court held that the testimony of an approver must be corroborated by independent credible evidence to be admissible against an accused. The Court emphasized that issue-estoppel applies only when the parties and facts-in-issue are the same in both trials. In this case, the approver's statement was not materially corroborated by other evidence against the accused in a different trial, leading to the conclusion that the conviction could not be based solely on the approver's testimony.