Supreme Court of India

State of Rajasthan v. Kheraj Ram

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Reported as [2003] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 861

Bench Doraiswamy Raju and Arijit Pasaya T JJ.

Decided 22 August 2003

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Criminal trial: Conviction-On basis of circumstantial evidence-Justification of- Held: When all incriminating facts and circumstances are incompatible with c the innocence of accused or guilt of any other person, inference of guilt justified-Further, such circumstances are to be proved beyond reasonable doubt-Penal Code, I 860-Evidence Act, I 872-Section 3. Criminal law: Sentencing-Death sentence-Award of-Principles-Discussed . Determinatioq, of sentence-Principle of proportionality between crime and punishment-Application of-Discussed Penal Code, I 860: Section 302-Murder-Conviction on basis

Authorities it was built on

1983 Earabhadrappa Alias Krishnappa v. State of Karnataka cited by 70
1974 Ediga Anamma v. State of Andhra Pradesh cited by 28

Where later benches applied it

2015 Shabnam v. State of U. P. relied on
2014 Mofil Khan & Anr. v. State of Jharkhand referred to
2013 Sushil Sharma v. The State of N.C.T. of Delhi referred to
2013 Deepak Rai v. State of Bihar referred to
2011 Ajitsingh Harnamsingh Gujral v. State of Maharashtra referred to
2009 Jag Dish v. State of M.P. mentioned
2009 Mohd. Farooq Abdul Gafur and Another v. State of Maharashtra mentioned
2007 Des Raj v. Sta Te of Punjab mentioned
2007 Swamy Shraddananda @ Murali Manohar Mishra v. State of Karnataka mentioned
2007 Bishnu Prasad Sinha & Anr. v. State of Assam mentioned
2006 Aloke Nath Dutta and Ors. v. State of West Bengal mentioned
2006 Bablu @ Mubarik Hussain v. State of Rajasthan mentioned

Of those, 1 relied on · 4 referred to · 7 mentioned

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