Court : Rajasthan
Decided on : Jan-30-1971
Reported in : 1971WLN74
..... is an accomplice? there is no formal definition of the term 'accomplice'. an accomplice is one concerned with another or others in the commission of a crime: see wharton law laxicon, 5th edn. and wharton. cr. ev. section 440. persons who are 'particeps criminals' in respect of the actual crime charged, whether as principals or accessories ..... the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice.keeping in view the above authorities, it is clear that the combined effect of sections 133 and 114 illustration (b), evidence act, is that an accomplice is to give evidence and it is almost always unsafe to convict upon the evidence of an approver alone. therefore, though the conviction ..... of his house. this evidence suggests that asandas was hand-in-gloye with. tillumal and when tillumal expressed his desire to teach a lesson to siroopa, who act his illicit liquor recovered, asandas to it. assandas also supplied illicit liquor to tillumal. there is, therefore, no wonder that he gave consent to tillumal to .....
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