Supreme Court of India
Dauna Devi v. State of Bihar
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Evidence: Circumstantial evidence - Conviction by courts below - Held: Circumstances highlighted by courts below did not meet the requisite standard applicable to cases based on circumstantial evidence - Conviction set aside. The trial court passed conviction order on the basis of circumstantial evidence. High Court upheld the 0 conviction. Hence present appeal. Appellant contended that the trial court and the High Court erroneously observed that the house where the dead body was recovered belonged to two accused persons. Allowing the appeal, the Court HELD: In a case of circumstantial
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