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According to Pyare Lal Bhargava v. State of Rajasthan (Supreme Court, 22 October 1962), which statement…

In Pyare Lal Bhargava v State of Rajasthan (1962) the Supreme Court held that a retracted confession, if true and voluntary, may form the legal basis of a conviction; courts…

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According to Pyare Lal Bhargava v. State of Rajasthan (Supreme Court, 22 October 1962), which statement about a retracted confession is correct?

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In Pyare Lal Bhargava v State of Rajasthan (1962) the Supreme Court held that a retracted confession, if true and voluntary, may form the legal basis of a conviction; courts ordinarily look for corroboration as a matter of prudence, not as an inflexible rule of law. Retraction does not by itself make the confession unusable.

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