Supreme Court of India

Subhash Chand v. State of Rajasthan

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Reported as [2001] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 163
Bench Dr. A.S. Anand, R.C. Lahoti and Ashok Bhan JJ.
Decided 16 October 2001

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Before parting with the case we would like to place on record, an observation of ours, touching an aspect of the case.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 : Section 313-Scope and ambit of-Held: ls to afford the accused per­ sonally an opportunity of explaining any incriminating circumstance so ap­ pearing in evidence-The accused may or may not avail of such an opportunity. Criminal Trial : 'Last seen together'-Evidence to substantiate-Held: Must be such that the victim and the accused were seen together at a point of time in close proximity with the time and date of commission of crime. Semen and hood-Presence of-On the clothes of accused-Evidentiary value of-Held: Not by themselves an incriminating piece of

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