Penal Code, 1860–Sec. 302–Conviction–Maintainability–Allegation of the murder of wife–Marriage was ten years old–Confession of appellant before the police officer is hit by the provisions of Sec. 25 of Evidence Act–Witnesses of extra-judicial confession were stage-managed belatedly–Prosecution did
not seek to charge ‘N’ against her the reverse burden of Sec. 106 could have been imputed–Medical evidence is also not corroborative–Held, the conviction cannot be sustained.


