Supreme Court of India

Kalua v. The State of Uttar Pradesh

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Reported as [1957] 1 S.C.R. 187
Bench B. Jagannadhadas J.
Decided 21 November 1956

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Criminal Trial-Murder-Cricumstantial evidence-Opinion of fire-arms expert-Whether conclusive. One Daya Ram had been murdered by shooting with a coun- try made pistol. The circumstantial evidence established against , the appellant was (I) that he had a motive for the murder, (2) that three days before the murder the appellant had held out a threat to murder the deceased, ( 3) that a cartridge Ex. I was found near the cot of the deceased, and ( 4) that the appellant produced a country made pistol Ex. III from his house in circumstances which clearly showed that he alone could have known of its

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