Supreme Court of India
Varun Chaudhary v. State of Rajasthan
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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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