Supreme Court of India
Ravinder Singh @ Kaku v. State of Punjab
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We hold that not only is such conviction not possible on the present scattered and incoherent pieces of evidence, but that the prosecution has not even established the motive of the crime beyond reasonable doubt.
Judgment, page 12
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Penal Code,1860: ss. 302 r/w 120B and 364 – Murder and kidnapping – Kidnapping and murder of two minor children – Conviction of the main accused and other co-accused including the mother of the children and imposed death sentence for offence punishable u/s. 302 r/w 120B and ten years rigorous imprisonment for offence punishable u/s. 364 – However, the High Court acquitted the co-accused and sentenced the main accused to rigorous imprisonment for 20 years – On appeal, held – When conviction is based solely on circumstantial evidence, it is imperative that the chain of circumstances is…
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