Supreme Court of India

Sharad Birdhi Chand Sarda v. State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [1985] 1 S.C.R. 88

Bench S. Murtaza Fazal All, A. Varadar..uan and Sabyasachi Mukharjj JJ.

Decided 17 July 1984

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the prorecution has failed to prove its case against appellant beyond reasonable doubt.

Judgment, page 88

From the headnote

Comtitution of India, 1950, Article 136-lnterferencc by the Supreme Court with the concurrent findings of fact of the conrts below, normally not permissible Special circumstance like errors of law, violation of well established principles of criminaljrtrisprudence etc. would be necessary for interference . Evidence-Circumstantial evidence, nature and proof of -conditi ons precedent for conviction-Evid ence Act Section 3 (Act 1 of 1972). Evidence-Circumstantial evidence-Onus of proof-Prosecution must prove every link of the chain and complete chain-Infirmity or lacuna in the prosecution

Authorities it was built on

1971 State of Mahakashtra & Anr. v. Lok Shikshan Sansatha & Ors. cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

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2025 Shail Kumari v. State of Chhattisgarh relied on
2025 Kum. Shubha @ Shubhashankar v. State of Karnataka & Anr relied on
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2025 Abdul Nassar v. State of Kerala & Anr. relied on
2024 Uma & Anr. v. The State Rep. by the Deputy Superintendent of Police relied on
2024 Vishwajeet Kerba Masalkar v. State of Maharashtra relied on
2024 Ballu @ Balram @ Balmukund and Another v. The State of Madhya Pradesh relied on
2024 Navas @ Mulanavas v. State of Kerala relied on
2024 Ravinder Kumar v. State of Nct of Delhi relied on
2024 Thakore Umedsing Nathusing v. State of Gujarat relied on
2024 Mallappa & Ors. v. State of Karnataka relied on
2024 Pradeep Kumar v. State of Haryana relied on
2024 Perumal Raja @ Perumal v. State, Rep. by Inspector of Police relied on
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2023 Kamal v. State (nct of Delhi) relied on
2023 Pritinder Singh @ Lovely v. The State of Punjab relied on
2023 Prakash Nishad @ Kewat Zinak Nishad v. State of Maharashtra relied on
2023 Vahitha v. State of Tamil Nadu relied on
2023 Jabir & Ors v. The State of Uttarakhand relied on
2023 Boby v. State of Kerala relied on
2023 Prem Singh v. State of Nct of Delhi relied on
2022 Kalicharan & Ors v. State of Uttar Pradesh relied on
2022 Rahul v. State of Delhi Ministry of Home Affairs & Anr. relied on
2022 Ramanand @ Nandlal Bharti v. State of Uttar Pradesh relied on
2022 Subramanya v. State of Karnataka relied on
2022 Chotkau v. State of Uttar Pradesh relied on
2022 Rajbir Singh v. The State of Punjab relied on
2022 Ram Niwas v. State of Haryana relied on
2022 Manoj Pratap Singh v. The State of Rajasthan relied on
2022 Manoj & Ors v. State of Madhya Pradesh relied on
2022 Venkatesh @ Chandra & Anr. Etc v. State of Karnataka relied on
2022 Mohd. Firoz v. State of Madhya Pradesh relied on
2022 Satye Singh & Another v. State of Uttarakhand relied on
2022 Pappu v. The State of Uttar Pradesh relied on
2021 Irappa Siddappa Murgannavar v. State of Karnataka relied on
2021 Shivaji Chintappa Patil v. State of Maharashtra relied on
2020 Shatrughna Baban Meshram v. State of Maharashtra relied on
2019 Shailendra Rajdev Pasvan and Others v. State of Gujarat Etc. relied on
2019 Smt. Gargi v. State of Haryana relied on
2019 Baiju Kumar Soni & Anr. v. State of Jharkhand relied on
2019 Pattu Rajan v. The State of Tamil Nadu relied on
2019 Pavan Vasudeo Sharma v. State of Maharashtra through Secretary relied on
2019 Devi Lal v. State of Rajasthan relied on
2018 Suresh and Anr v. State of Haryana relied on
2016 Jamnadas v. State of M.P. relied on
2015 Rajiv Singh v. State of Bihar & Another relied on
2015 Tejram Patil v. State of Maharashtra relied on
2015 Bhim Singh and Anr. v. State of Utiarakhand relied on
2014 Vasant Sampat Dupare v. State of Maharashtra relied on
2014 Babubhai Bhimabhai Bokhiria & Anr. v. State of Gujarat & Ors. relied on
2013 Madhu @ Madhuranatha & Anr. v. State of Karnataka relied on
2013 Sunil Mahadeo Jadhav v. The State of Maharashtra relied on
2013 Harivadan Babubhai Patel v. State of Gujarat relied on
2013 Sujit Biswas v. State of Assam relied on
2013 Raj Kumar Singh @ Raju @ Batya v. State of Rajasthan relied on
2013 Sooguru Subrahmanyam v. State of A.P. relied on
2013 Prakash v. State of Rajasthan relied on
2013 Sanaullah Khan v. State of Bihar relied on
2013 R. Shaji v. State of Kerala. relied on
2012 Vadlakonda Lenin v. State of Andhra Pradesh relied on
2012 Arvindkumar Anupalal Poddar v. State of Maharashtra relied on
2012 Jagroop Singh v. State of Punjab relied on
2012 Brijesh Mavi v. State of Nct of Delhi relied on
2011 Amitava Banerjee @ Amit @ Bappa Banerjee v. State of West Bengal relied on
2011 Mohd. Arif @ Ashfaq v. State of Nct of Delhi relied on
2011 State of U. P. v. Mohd.. Iqram & Anr. relied on
2011 Kulvinder Singh & Anr. v. State of Haryana relied on
2025 K. Prabhakar Hegde v. Bank of Baroda referred to
2025 Shanti Devi v. State of Haryana referred to
2025 Kattavellai @ Devakar v. State of Tamilnadu referred to
2025 Chetan v. The State of Karnataka referred to
2025 Padman Bibhar v. State of Odisha referred to
2025 Ramkirat Munilal Goud v. State of Maharashtra Etc. referred to
2025 Subhash Aggarwal v. The State of Nct of Delhi referred to
2025 Hansraj v. State of Chhattisgarh referred to
2025 Sanjay v. State of Uttar Pradesh referred to
2025 Gambhir Singh v. The State of Uttar Pradesh referred to
2025 Thammaraya and Another v. The State of Karnataka referred to
2024 Suresh Chandra Tiwari & Anr. v. State of Uttarakhand referred to
2024 Randeep Singh @ Rana & Anr. v. State of Haryana & Ors. referred to
2024 Santosh @ Rajesh @ Gopal v. State of Madhya Pradesh referred to
2024 Anees v. The State Govt. of Nct referred to
2023 Harvinder Singh @ Bachhu v. The State of Himachal Pradesh referred to
2023 Sunil v. State of Nct of Delhi referred to
2023 R. Sreenivasa v. State of Karnataka referred to
2023 Santosh @ Bhure v. State (g.n.c.t.) of Delhi referred to
2023 Siju Kurian v. State of Karnataka referred to
2023 Ravasaheb @ Ravasahebgouda Etc. v. State of Karnataka referred to
2023 Udayakumar v. State of Tamil Nadu referred to
2023 Pradeep Kumar v. State of Chhattisgarh referred to
2023 Guna Mahto v. State of Jharkhand referred to
2023 Narendrasinh Keshubhai Zala v. State of Gujarat referred to
2023 Shankar v. The State of Maharashtra referred to
2023 Nikhil Chandra Mondal v. State of West Bengal referred to
2023 Indrajit Das v. The State of Tripura referred to
2022 Neeraj Dutta v. State (govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi) referred to
2022 Md. Anowar Hussain v. State of Assam referred to
2022 Munikrishna @ Krishna Etc. v. State by Ulsoor Ps referred to
2022 Jarnail Singh & Anr v. State of Punjab referred to
2022 Chandrapal v. State of Chhattisgarh (earlier M.p.) referred to
2022 Surendran v. State of Kerela referred to
2022 Bhagwani v. The State of Madhya Pradesh referred to
2021 Lochan Shrivas v. The State of Chhattisgarh referred to
2021 Parubai v. The State of Maharashtra referred to
2021 Surajdeo Mahto and Anr. v. The State of Bihar referred to
2020 Sandeep Kumar and Others v. State of Uttarakhand and Another referred to
2020 Shri Satish Kumar & Anr. v. The State of Himachal Pradesh & Anr. referred to
2020 Basheera Begam v. Mohammed Ibrahim & Ors. referred to
2020 Purshottam Chopra & Anr. v. State (govt. of Nct Delhi) referred to
2019 Darshan Singh v. State of Punjab referred to
2019 Samsul Haque v. The State of Assam referred to
2017 Charandas Swami v. State of Gujarat & Anr. referred to
2016 H.D. Sikand (d) through Lrs. v. Central Bureau of Investigation and Anr. referred to
2016 Nathiya v. State Rep. by Inspector of Police, Bagayam Police Station, Vellore referred to
2016 Jose @ Pappachan v. The Sub-lnspector of Police, Koyilandy & Another referred to
2016 Dhal Singh Dewangan v. State of Chhattisgarh referred to
2016 State of Hlmachal Pradesh v. Rajiv Jassi referred to
2015 Maya Devi & Anr. v. State of Haryana referred to
2014 Balkar Singh v. State of Haryana referred to
2014 Liyakat and Another v. State of Rajasthan referred to
2014 Dhan Raj @ Dhand v. State of Haryana referred to
2013 Rohtash Kumar v. State of Haryana referred to
2013 Rumi Bora Dutta v. State of Assam referred to
2011 Ajitsingh Harnamsingh Gujral v. State of Maharashtra referred to
2024 Ravishankar Tandon v. State of Chhattisgarh mentioned
2012 Sayed Darain A.hsan @ Darain v. State of West Bengal & Anr. mentioned

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