ACCOMPLICE EVIDENCE

ACCOMPLICE EVIDENCE

An accomplice is a person who has taken part in the commission of a crime. If he is granted a pardon under Section 306 of CrPC, he is called an 'approver' and becomes a witness for the prosecution.

Evidentiary value 1. He is Participes criminis - participant in the commission of the crime.

2. He is faithless to his companions. Hence, may be faithless to the court.

3. He is biased towards the prosecution to save himself and also involve self-interest