Supreme Court of India

State of Goa v. Pandurang Mohite

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Reported as [2008] 17 S.C.R. 176
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and Dr. Mukundakam Sharma JJ.
Decided 8 December 2008

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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,

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