Supreme Court of India

Baiju Alias Bharosa v. State of Madhya Pradesh

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Reported as [1978] 2 S.C.R. 594
Bench S. Murtaza Fazal Ali and P. N. Shinghal JJ.
Decided 19 January 1978

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From the headnote

Evidence Act, (Act I of 1872), 1872-Ss. 110, 114 illustration (a)-Recent and unexplained possession of goods-Presumptive evidence against the accused not only of theft, but of the charge of murder as well-Value of circumstan­ tial evidence. The appellant, on the pretext of and promise to beget a child to the family of the deceased Ramdayal by sorcery, and after winning confidence committed murders of Ramdayal, his wife Smt. Fulkunwar, his mother Smt. Bhagwanti and his nephew Rambakas, on the night of January 20, 1975 and also stole of various articles which were recovered from the appellants'

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