RETRACTED CONFESSION
Merely because the confession was retracted later, it does not mean that the confession was not voluntary in nature. The issue as to whether the accused was willing to give confession voluntarily or not is to be determined from his mental state at the time when he gave the confession. If the confessional statement has been amply corroborated by circumstantial evidence, its subsequent retraction by the maker would not make it unreliable.
Case Laws:
Abdulvahab Abdulmajid Shaikh v. State of Gujrath (2007) 4 SCC 257
Henry Westmuller Roberts v. State of Assam (1985) 3 SCC 291 = AIR 1985 SC 823
