STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH vs BASODI

The Supreme Court overturned the Madhya Pradesh High Court's acquittal of the accused under Section 302 IPC and Section 27 of the Arms Act, 1959, emphasizing the importance of extra-judicial confessions as admissible evidence. The Court held that the High Court erred in discarding the extra-judicial confession without sufficient reasoning, thereby reinstating the conviction and sentence imposed by the trial court. The judgment underscores that the credibility of confessions must be assessed in the context of the entire evidence presented.