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Saeeda Khatoon Arshi v. State of Up & Anr

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Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and Hrishikesh Roy JJ.
Decided 10 December 2019

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What the Court ordered

We hold that though only a prima facie case is to be established from the evidence led before the court, not necessarily tested on the anvil of cross-examination, it requires much stronger evidence than mere probability of his complicity.

Judgment, page 15

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.319 – Power to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offence – Prosecution case was that appellant received phone call on fateful night at 3 a.m. from second respondent-husband of her daughter that the victim-deceased has hanged herself – Appellant reached the house of her daughter and found her dead body lying on floor – Appellant fell unconscious and when she regained consciousness, she came to know that the second respondent and his relatives bathed and buried the body of deceased – She then saw the photos of the dead body, which showed…

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