Supreme Court of India

Ram Gopal S/o Mansharam v. State of Madhya Pradesh

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Bench Ajay Rastogi and Bela M. Trivedi JJ.
Decided 17 February 2023

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Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Conviction under – Evidence Act 1872 – s. 106 – Prosecution case is that petitioner-accused had taken victim-deceased – Thereafter the very next day, victim was found lying dead on road – Petitioner convicted u/s. 302 IPC – High Court confirmed the conviction – On appeal, held: The time gap between the period when the deceased was last seen with the accused and the recovery of the corpse of the deceased being quite proximate, the non-explanation of the petitioner with regard to the circumstance under which and when the petitioner had departed the company of the…

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