Supreme Court of India
Sampath Kumar v. Inspector of Police, Krishnagiri
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that the prosecution has not proved its case against the appellants who are, in our opinion, entitled to acquittal giving them the benefit of doubt.
Judgment, page 14
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s 302 rlw s. 34 - Murder - Prosecution 8 for - No eye-witness - Conviction by courts below - Based on ocular testimony of a witness and motive - Held: Conviction not justified - Evidence of the witness being in contrast with his police statement and not having independent corroboration, not reliable - Motive by itself cannot be a ground for conviction - However, in the facts of the case, even motive did not suNive. Evidence - Circumstantial evidence - Motive - Evidentiary value - Held: Motive by itself cannot be basis for conviction. Criminal Trial - Discrepancies and
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- 2022 Ramanand @ Nandlal Bharti v. State of Uttar Pradesh
- 2015 Nizam & Anr. v. State of Rajasthan
- 2013 Bakhshish Singh v. State of Punjab & Anr.
- 2022 Subramanya v. State of Karnataka
- 2013 Raj Kumar Singh @ Raju @ Batya v. State of Rajasthan
Of those, 3 relied on · 2 referred to
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