Rohit Jangde v. State of Chhattisgarh
Supreme Court of IndiaSupreme Court of India, 2026, February judgment reference 164Bench: s Sanjay Kumar
The Supreme Court (February 17) acquitted a man convicted of murdering his six-year-old stepdaughter, ruling that a disclosure statement leading to the recovery of evidence is admissible under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act only if the accused was in police custody at the time of making the statement.