Supreme Court of India

Rukia Begum v. State of Karnataka

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Reported as [2011] 4 S.C.R. 711
Bench Harjit Singh Bedi and Chandramauli Kr. Prasad JJ.
Decided 4 April 2011

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the circumstantial D evidence brought against these appellants are not such which lead towards their guilt.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860: s.302, 201 r.w. s.34 - Murder and causing disappearance of evidence - Strained relations between the victims and the accused party - Assault on the victims resulting in their death - Trial court acquitted 'R' and 'N' and two other accused holding that circumstances did not point guilt towards them - However convicted '/' and 'M' holding that the circumstantial evidence i.e. motive, presence of blood, recoveries and abscondence immediately after the occurrence pointed towards their guilt - High Court set aside the acquittal of appellants 'R' and 'N' and also upheld the

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 relied on · 1 distinguished

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