Supreme Court of India

State of Maharashtra v. Suresh

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Reported as [1999] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 215

Bench G.T. Nana Va Ti and K.T. Thomas JJ.

Decided 10 December 1999

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From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 : ·' Sections 302 and 376-Rape and murder' of .minor child-No eye witnesses-Reliable and formidable circumstances established by prosecution-Such circumstances forming into complete chain and unerringly pointing to the accused-Held, accused guiltY' of said offence-Criminal Trial-Circumstantial Evidence. '•i Criminal Trial-Circumstantial Evidenc.e-Appreciation of- Incriminating material recovered at the instance of a,ccused-No explanation offered by accused about source of such knowledge-Effect of-Held, presumption arises against accused that concealment made by him only-

Authorities it was built on

1970 Budhsen v. State of U.P. cited by 17

Where later benches applied it

2018 State of Himachal Pradesh v. Raj Kumar relied on
2017 Mukesh & Anr. v. State for Nct of Delhi & Ors. relied on
2014 Vasant Sampat Dupare v. State of Maharashtra relied on
2014 Chandra Prakash v. State of Rajasthan relied on
2014 Dharam Deo Yadav v. State of U.P. relied on
2013 Harivadan Babubhai Patel v. State of Gujarat relied on
2013 Ravirala Laxmaiah v. State of A.P. relied on
2024 Santosh @ Rajesh @ Gopal v. State of Madhya Pradesh referred to
2023 Udayakumar v. State of Tamil Nadu referred to
2018 Rajendra Pralhadrao Wasnik v. State of Maharashtra referred to
2013 Rohtash Kumar v. State of Haryana referred to
2013 Rumi Bora Dutta v. State of Assam referred to
2013 Shankar Kisanrao Khade v. State of Maharashtra referred to
2012 Dr. Sunil Clifford Daniel v. State of Punjab referred to
2012 Jagroop Singh v. State of Punjab referred to
2014 State of Gujarat v. Kishanbhai Etc. mentioned

Of those, 7 relied on · 8 referred to · 1 mentioned

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