Supreme Court of India
Majendran Langeswaran v. State (nct of Delhi) & Anr.
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Penal Code, 1860 - s.302 - Murder - Incident occurred on a ship while it was on the high seas - Allegation that appellant-helmsman killed another helmsman with a knife - Conviction of appellant based on circumstantial evidence - Justification - Held: On facts, not justified - There were many inconsistencies and infirmities in the prosecution version - The very fact that two blood-stained .knives were found by the prosecution proves that the prosecution failed to give sufficient explanation as to who had assaulted the deceased by using another knife - Two other helmsmen present when appellant
Authorities it was built on
- 2012 Rajendra Pralhadrao Wasnik v. The State of Maharashtra
- 1996 C. Chenga Reddy and Ors. v. State of Andhra Pradesh
- 2012 Brajendrasingh v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- 2010 G. Parshwanath v. State of Karnataka
- 2006 Ramreddy Rajeshkhanna Reddy and Anr. v. State of Andhra Pradesh
- 2008 State of Goa v. Pandurang Mohite
Where later benches applied it
- 2022 Satye Singh & Another v. State of Uttarakhand
- 2023 Rajesh & Anr. v. The State of Madhya Pradesh
- 2014 Shyamal Saha & Anr. v. State of West Bengal
Of those, 1 relied on · 2 mentioned
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