Supreme Court of India

Varun Chaudhary v. State of Rajasthan

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Reported as [2010] 13 S.C.R. 296
Bench Mukundakam Sharma J.
Decided 29 October 2010

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons stated hereinabove, we E are of the view that the orders convicting the accused­ appellants in both the appeals are not justified and, therefore, the appeals are allowed.

Judgment, page 15

From the headnote

PENAL CODE, 1860: s.302 - Conviction under, by courts below, based on circumstantial evidence -Held: In the case of circumstantial evidence, there must be a complete chain of evidence which would lead to a conclusion that the accused was the only person, who could have committed the offence and nobody else - In the instant case, there is nothing to show that the accused had committed the offence - Judgments of courts below set aside and the accused acquitted - Evidence - Circumstantial evidence - Test Identification parade. EVIDENCE: Identification of vehicle - motor cycle recovered as the

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