Supreme Court of India

State of Kerala v. P. Sugathan and Anr.

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Bench D.P. Mohapatra and R.P. Sethi JJ.
Decided 26 September 2000

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3 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860-Ss.302 and 120B. Murder-Criminal conspiracy-Proof of-Held, can be established from direct or circumstantial evidence-The circumstances should infer that there was agreement between two or more persons to commit an offence­ Circumstances inferred should be prior to the actual commission of ojfence­ Prosecution to discharge its onus of proving the case against the accused beyond reasonable doubt. Murder-Criminal conspiracy-Establishment of-Murder of an erstwhile paramour of Al by Al-Prosecution not establishing beyond reasonable doubt agreement between Al and A2 to commit the…

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Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to

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