Supreme Court of India

Dhananjoy Chatierjee @ Dhana v. State of West Bengal

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Reported as [1994] 1 S.C.R. 37

Bench A.S. Anand J.

Decided 11 January 1994

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From the headnote

Indian Penal Code, 1860 : Ss. 302, 376 and 38o--Rape and murder of young gi,rl by a Security guard in the Apartment-Theft of a Watch-Conviction based on circumstantial evidence-Recovery of chain and shirt button of ac cused from place of occu"ence-Also circumstances of motive, accused's visit to victim's flat and accused absconding after the occu"ence of the crime- Recovery of stolen watch and shirt and pant of accused on the basis of dis closure statement-Chain of circumstantial evidence complete leading to guilt of accused-Conviction and sentence of death upheld. Criminal Procedure Code,

Where later benches applied it

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2020 Shatrughna Baban Meshram v. State of Maharashtra relied on
2015 Purushotiam Dashrath Borate &anr. v. State of Maharashtra relied on
2014 Vasant Sampat Dupare v. State of Maharashtra relied on
2014 State of Madhya Pradesh v. Surendra Singh relied on
2014 State of Madhya Pradesh v. Bablu relied on
2014 Raj Kumar v. State of M.P. relied on
2013 State of Rajasthan v. Jamil Khan relied on
2013 State of M.P. v. Babulal & Ors. relied on
2012 Ramnaresh & Ors. v. State of Chhattisgarh relied on
2024 Sunita Devi v. The State of Bihar & Anr referred to
2019 Ravi S/o Ashok Ghumare v. The State of Maharashtra referred to
2019 Manoharan v. State by Inspector of Police, Variety Hall Police Station, Coimbatore referred to
2018 Rajendra Pralhadrao Wasnik v. State of Maharashtra referred to
2017 Mukesh & Anr. v. State for Nct of Delhi & Ors. referred to
2015 Shanti Lal Meena v. State of Nct of Delhi, Cbi referred to
2014 Mofil Khan & Anr. v. State of Jharkhand referred to
2014 Shatrughan Chauhan & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2013 Sushil Sharma v. The State of N.C.T. of Delhi referred to
2013 Mahendra Nath Das v. Union of India and Others referred to
2013 Shankar Kisanrao Khade v. State of Maharashtra referred to
2012 Soman v. State of Kerala referred to
2012 Rajendra Pralhadrao Wasnik v. The State of Maharashtra referred to
2012 Alister Anthony Pareira v. State of Maharashtra distinguished

Of those, 10 relied on · 1 distinguished · 13 referred to

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