Abstract
The concept of an accomplice is an important concept in the QSO 1984. Courts decide the legal propositions on the basis of evidence, sometimes offences are committed in which no evidence is available to punish the wrongdoers. In such cases, there is a strong probability that the offenders can escape punishment due to the non-availability of evidence to punish the wrongdoers. In order to decide the cases of blind murders and other offences of the like nature and to punish the culprits the Prosecutor on behalf of the Government enter into a contract with some of the guilty associates to become an accomplice and to give evidence against the rest of the guilty associates. There is a hot debate among legal circles about the credibility and admissibility of the evidence of an accomplice. This article is an effort to explore the legal aspects of this topic from various angles.
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