Supreme Court of India

Shanti Devi v. State of Rajasthan

Neutral citation
Reported as [2012] 9 S.C.R. 226
Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan and Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla JJ.
Decided 5 October 2012

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PENAL CODE, 1860: ss. 302 and 201 - Appellant causing murder, and with the help of three others, burying the dead body in a place adjacent to her house - Principles as to circumstantial evidence, culled out - Held: In the instant case, the circumstances from the day 0 the deceased went to the house of accused-appellant till recovery of his dead body at her instance, which have been found proved, formed a chain closely linked together without giving any scope for any other conclusion than a definite tendency unerringly pointing towards the guilt of the accused­ ap pell ant - In the

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