Supreme Court of India
Jaharlal Das v. State of Orissa
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From the headnote
Indian Penal Code, 1860: Sections 302 and 376--Rape and murder-Criminal trial-Death penalty-Circumstantial evidence Sufficiency of evidence for conviction-Gravity of offence cannot over weigh legal proof-Caution against basing conviction on suspicion Court should ensure that conjectures and suspicions do not take the place of legal proof-Necessary conditions for circumstantial evidence as a basis for conviction explained-Inquest Report-Purpose of The appellant was tried for rape and murder of a girl aged five years. The entire evidence against him was circumstantial: (a) the accused and
Where later benches applied it
- 2019 Digamber Vaishnav & Anr. v. State of Chhattisgarh Criminal Appeal Nos. 428-430 of 2019 March 05, 2019
- 2017 Anjan Kumar Sarma & Ors. v. State of Assam
- 2022 Veerendra v. State of Madhya Pradesh
Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to
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