Supreme Court of India

Kala @ Chandrakala v. State through Inspector of Police

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Reported as [2016] 3 S.C.R. 797
Bench Jagdish Singh Khehar and Arun Mishra JJ.
Decided 12 August 2016

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Penal Code, 1860 - s.302 rlw s.34 and s.201 - Murder of appellants husband - Death allegedly caused by strangulation with a saree - Circumstantial evidence - Extra-judicial confession - Conviction of appellant and her father by trial court - High Court affirmed the conviction of appellant but acquitted her father extending him benefit of doubt - Extra-judicial confession allegedly made by appellant to PW4 - Recovery of a motor bike (moped) and nylon saree (allegedly used in the offence) - On appeal, held:· In cases based upon circumstantial evidence the chain of circumstances should be

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