Supreme Court of India
Raju @ Rajendra Prasad v. State of Rajasthan
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In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, both the appeals succeed.
Judgment, page 10
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Penal Code – ss.302, 34 – Murder – Circumstantial evidence – As per FIR, the appellants-accused (wife of the deceased and co- accused) had illicit relations – It was further stated that on account of disputes, the accused started residing in her paternal house – That the deceased went to his in-law’s house to bring her and the children back, however, on the next day his body was found hanging from tree – Appellants convicted u/s.302 r/w s.34 – On appeal, held: Case of the prosecution is based on circumstantial evidence – There is no direct evidence that the appellants killed or committed the…
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