Supreme Court of India

Rumi Bora Dutta v. State of Assam

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Reported as [2013] 3 S.C.R. 801
Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan and Dipak Misra JJ.
Decided 24 May 2013

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Penal Code, 1860: s.302134 - Murder - Circumstantial evidence - c Conviction and life sentence awarded by courts below - Held: The circumstances clearly establish that the prosecution has proved the guilt of the accused-appellants and the circumstances are conclusive in nature to exclude every hypothesis but the one proposed to be proved - The chain 0 of evidence is absolutely complete - Conviction and sentence upheld - Criminal law - Motive - Evidence Act, 1872 - s.27 - Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.313. The appellants - the aunt and the nephew - were prosecuted for causing the death

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