Supreme Court of India

Vivek Kalra v. State.of Rajasthan

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Reported as [2013] 1 S.C.R. 1070
Bench A.K. Patnaikand Chandramauli Kr. Prasad J.
Decided 15 February 2013

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Penal Code, 1860 - s. 302 - Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Medical evidence that 2 of the 9 injuries on the deceased could not have been caused by the alleged weapon of offence - Courts below on the basis of the motive •and circumstances of the case convicted the accused - On appeal, held: Motive not proved - But absence of motive would not affect the prosecution case where the chain of other circumstances establish beyond reasonable doubt that the accused and accused alone committed the offence - Circumstances of the present case prove the prosecution case beyond reasonable doubt - As

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