The Calcutta Law Journal July 16 1912

The law on the subject of the testimony of accomplices is Testimony of an contained in section 133 and in section 114 illustration (h) of accomplice. [...] As to confirmatory evidence it should be borne in mind that Confirmatory cvi the extent of corroboration will depend much upon the nature of the offence the degree of moral guilt attached to its commision and the extent of the complicity of the witness in it. [...] convict an accused person on the uncorroborated evidence of an accomplice such evidence must like that of any other witness be considered and weighed by the Judge who in doing so should not overlook the position in which the accomplice at the time of giving his evidence may stand and the motives which he may have for stating what is false. [...] If the Judge after making due allowance for these considerations and the probabilities of the story comes to the conclusion that the evidence of the accomplice although uncorroborated is true and the evidence if believed establishes the guilt of the prisoner it is his duty to convict." PARA111ESHWAR1 DAYAL. [...] It is not surprising that the result of private venture is more satisfactory than the product of Government patronage ; the former has to live by merit the latter has the adveutitous aid of the' narele of the State.