Supreme Court of India

Anjan Kumar Sarma & Ors. v. State of Assam

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Reported as [2017] 3 S.C.R. 991
Bench L. Nageswara Rao J.
Decided 23 May 2017

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Evidence - Last seen theory - Reliability of. when - Held: Circumstance of last seen together cannot by itself/arm the basis of holding the accused guilty of the offence - In a case where the c other links have been satisfactorily made out and the circumstances point to the guilt of the accused, the circumstance of last seen together and absence of explanation would provide an additional link which completes the chain - In the absence of proof of other circumstances, the only circumstance of last seen together and absence of satisfactory explanation cannot be made the basis of conviction - On

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