Supreme Court of India
Saju v. State of Kerala
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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
- 2017 Mukesh & Anr. v. State for Nct of Delhi & Ors.
- 2017 State of Karnataka v. Selvi J. Jayalalitha & Ors.
- 2017 Kishore Bhadke v. State of Maharashtra
- 2011 Mohan Singh v. State of Bihar
Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to · 1 not applicable
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