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The driver of the tractor disclosed that for the last two years, they were purchasing fertilizer from the PDS shop of the petitioner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The counsel for the petitioner, Vikash Sharma submitted that, no other form of evidence was produced to substantiate the involvement of the petitioner in the alleged occurrence. He further contended that neither the premise of the petitioner was searched nor stock register was checked in order to ascertain any lapses in the records and the actuals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Court held that the confession of a co-accused while in police custody could not be proven under Sections 25 and 26 of the Evidence Act, 1872. 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