Supreme Court of India
State of Goa v. Pandurang Mohite
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Penal Code, 1860: Ss.302, 392 and 201 - Conviction by trial court on the basis of circumstantial evidence relating to accused last seen with deceased - Acquittal by High Court - Held: Conviction can be based solely on circumstantial evidence but it should o be tested by the touch-stone of Jaw relating to circumstantial evidence - In the instant case, the evidence of two witnesses to have seen the accused with the deceased at the same time at different places seems to be an impossibility - . Judgment of High Court warrants no interference - Circumstantial evidence -Code of Criminal Procedure,
Authorities it was built on
- 1973 Shivaji Sahebrao Bobade & Anr v. State of Maharashtra
- 1983 Earabhadrappa Alias Krishnappa v. State of Karnataka
- 1960 Sanwat Singh & Others v. State of Rajasthan
- 2002 Harijana Thirupala and Ors. v. Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad
- 1962 M. G. Agarwal v. State of Maharashtra
- 1955 Aher Raja K.hima v. The State of Saurashtra
- 2008 Kusuma Ankama Rao v. State of Andhra Pradesh
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