Supreme Court of India

Bikash Bora and Ors. v. The State of Assam

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Bench A. M. Khanwilkar and K. M. Joseph JJ.
Decided 5 February 2019

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Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302 – Murder – Prosecution case that appellants caused fatal injuries to victim to which he succumbed – Conviction of the appellants u/ss. 302/34, and sentenced accordingly, on the basis of the circumstantial evidence and the evidence of an eye witness – High Court upheld the order of conviction and sentence, however held that the prosecution witness was not an eyewitness – On appeal, held: All the circumstances taken together do not clinchingly establish the complicity of the appellants-BB, AB and HR – Mere presence at the scene of crime, cannot be the basis to record a…

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