An accomplice shall be a competent witness against an accused person; and a conviction is not illegal if it proceeds upon the corroborated testimony of an accomplice.
PART IV PRODUCTION AND EFFECT OF EVIDENCE · CHAPTER IX OF WITNESSES
Section 138: Accomplice
The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
Corresponding Evidence Act provision
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
Questions on this section
2 questions in 4 of our papers cite Section 138.