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Sahadevan & Anr. v. State of Tamil Nadu

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Reported as [2012] 4 S.C.R. 366
Bench A.K. Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar JJ.
Decided 8 May 2012

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Penal Code, 1860 - s. 302 - Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Two witnesses had allegedly last seen the deceased with accused - Extra-judicial confession - Recovery of articles at the instance of accused - Conviction by courts below - Appeal by two of the three accused - Held: Prosecution failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt - There are contradictions in the statement of the witnesses - Confessional statements are not worth credence - Last seen theory not proved - Time of death of deceased not established - Motive not proved - Order of conviction is unsustainable - Benefit of the

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