Supreme Court of India

Saju v. State of Kerala

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Reported as [2000] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 621
Bench K.T. Thomas and R.P. Sethi JJ.
Decided 15 November 2000

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4 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the appellant is F entitled to the benefit of reasonable doubt existing in the case.

Judgment, page 17

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860. Sections 109, l 20B & 302-Criminal Conspiracy-Essential Ingredients-Proof of-Held, agreement to commit offence and mens rea of crime-Motive by itself not proof of conspiracy-Prosecution alleging illicit relations between accused and deceased-Deceased refusing to terminate pregnancy-Deceased fatally stabbed by other accused-Offence alleged to have been committed by other accused in conspiracy with accused-Whether criminal conspiracy established-No positive evidence attributing pregnancy of deceased to accused or insistence for abortion by accused-Both accused seen together qn

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to · 1 not applicable

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