Supreme Court of India

Rajendra Pralhadrao Wasnik v. The State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [2012] 2 S.C.R. 225

Bench A.K. Patnaik J.

Decided 29 February 2012

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PENAL CODE, 1860: ss. 302, 376(2)(f), and 377 - Rape and murder of a 3 year c old girl - Circumstantial evidence - Conviction and sentence of death awarded by trial court, upheld by High Court - Held: The prosecution has been able to bring home the guilt of the accused for the offences charged - The chain of events proved by the prosecution ·is fully established and the circumstances which were required to be proven by the prosecution, have been proved by them successfully - The cumulative effect of the entire prosecution evidence is that it points unmistakably towards the guilt of the

Authorities it was built on

1994 Dhananjoy Chatierjee @ Dhana v. State of West Bengal cited by 24
2008 Shivaji @ Dadya Shankar Alhat v. The State of Maharashtra cited by 9
2007 Shivu and Anr. v. R.G. High Court of Karnataka and Anr. cited by 8
2008 Baldev Singh v. State of Haryana cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

2014 Vasant Sampat Dupare v. State of Maharashtra relied on
2014 Anil @ Anthony Arikswamy Joseph v. State of Maharashtra relied on
2013 State of Rajasthan v. Jamil Khan relied on
2013 Majendran Langeswaran v. State (nct of Delhi) & Anr. relied on
2019 Manoharan v. State by Inspector of Police, Variety Hall Police Station, Coimbatore referred to
2018 Rajendra Pralhadrao Wasnik v. State of Maharashtra referred to
2017 Mukesh & Anr. v. State for Nct of Delhi & Ors. referred to
2014 Birju v. State of M.P. referred to
2013 Shankar Kisanrao Khade v. State of Maharashtra referred to
2012 Sangeet & Anr. v. State of Haryana referred to
2014 State of Gujarat v. Kishanbhai Etc. mentioned
2013 Ram Deo Prasad v. State of Bihar distinguished

Of those, 4 relied on · 1 distinguished · 6 referred to · 1 mentioned

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