Supreme Court of India
Raja @ Rajinder v. State of Haryana
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What the Court ordered
In view of the aforesaid analysis, we are of the considered opinion that the appeal preferred by the appellant is totally devoid of merit and is accordingly dismissed.
Judgment, page 16
From the headnote
c Penal Code, 1860: ss.302, 201 - Conviction based on circumstantial evidence - Held: The evidence proved beyond reasonable doubt that the deceased was last seen with the accused - Recovery of knife, blood stained clothes and ashes of the bu mt blanket of the victim-deceased was made at the instance of the accused-appellant - The evidence showed that accused-appellant was suspicious of deceased's relation with his wife - This motive also strengthened the case of the prosecution - Conviction upheld. Dismissing the appeal, the Court HELD: 1. The case of the prosecution entirely hinged on
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Where later benches applied it
- 2019 Devi Lal v. State of Rajasthan
- 2016 Nathiya v. State Rep. by Inspector of Police, Bagayam Police Station, Vellore
- 2025 Renuka Prasad v. The State Represented by Assistant Superintendent of Police
- 2024 Dharmendra Kumar @ Dhamma v. State of Madhya Pradesh
Of those, 2 relied on · 2 referred to
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