Supreme Court of India

State of Gujarat v. Ratansingh @ Chinubhal Anopsinh Chauhan

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Reported as [2014] 1 S.C.R. 397
Bench K.S. Radhakrishnan and A.K. Sikri JJ.
Decided 10 January 2014

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Penal Code, 1860: ss.376, 302 and 21 - Rape and murder- Charges of- c Circumstantial evidence - Conviction by trial court and sentence of death - Set aside by High Court - Held: High Court has rightly held that the evidence led by the prosecution does not establish a complete chain of circumstances to connect the accused with the murder of 0 deceased - There are significant defects and shortcomings in the investigation; witnesses have come out with contradictory versions; and have made significant improvements in their versions in their depositions in the court - In a case of circumstantial

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