Supreme Court of India
Durga Burman (roy) v. State of Sikkim
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Penal Code, 1860 - ss.302, 380 rlw s. 34 - Murder - Caused due to strangulation by ligature - Wrist watch stolen from the house of deceased - Case set up only on circumstantial evidence - Two accused including the appellant - Trial Court convicted both the accused - High Court upheld conviction of appellant but acquitted the other accused - On appeal, held: The prosecution failed to lay foundation for effective prosecution and it was not proved beyond doubt that appellant had committed the murder - It is not enough that the circumstances lead to possibility or probability of the involvement…
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- 2023 Harvinder Singh @ Bachhu v. The State of Himachal Pradesh
- 2019 Pappi @ Mehboob v. State of Rajasthan
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