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Raj Kumar Singh @ Raju @ Batya v. State of Rajasthan

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Reported as [2013] 8 S.C.R. 599
Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan and Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla JJ.
Decided 6 May 2013
Status Distinguished

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Penal Code, 1860 - ss.302, 376 and 201 - Prosecution under - For murder and rape of 4 years old girl - Circumstantial evidence - Conviction by Courts below - On appeal, held: Prosecution evidence is shaky and chain of links ·connecting the accused with the crime is inconclusive - Prosecution failed to prove its case beyond_reasonable doubt - Accused entitled to benefit of doubt - Hence o acquitted. Evidence: Circumstantial evidence - In a case of circumstantial evidence, judgment remains essentially inferential, drawn from the established facts as the circumstances lead to - Hence, all the

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