Supreme Court of India
Anand Jakkappa Pujari @ Gaddadar v. The State of Karnataka
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We are of the view that it will be too much for us to affirm the conviction of the appellants for a serious offence like murder solely relying on the circumstance of last seen together.
Judgment, page 60
From the headnote
VI. ANALYSIS ............................................................................. 23 . Last seen together with the deceased ................................................. 32 . Discovery at the instance of the accused-appellants ........................... 37 VII. CONCLUSION ....................................................................... 60 Page 2 of 60 1. Leave granted in SLP (Crl.) No. 15426 of 2025.…
Authorities it was built on
- 1973 Shivaji Sahebrao Bobade & Anr v. State of Maharashtra
- 1960 State of U.P. v. Deoman Upadhyaya
- 1975 Mohmed Inayatullah v. The State of Maharashtra
- 1976 Jose Da Costa & Another v. Bascora Sadashiva Sinai Narcornim & Anr.
- 2022 Ramanand @ Nandlal Bharti v. State of Uttar Pradesh
- 2017 Kishore Bhadke v. State of Maharashtra
- 2024 Anish M Rawther @ Anees Mohammed Rawther v. Hafeez Ur Rahman & Ors.
- 2025 Nagamma @ Nagarathna & Ors. v. The State of Karnataka
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