Supreme Court of India
Manju v. State of Delhi
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Penal Code, 1860: s.302 – Prosecution under – For killing new-born bab y girl by strangulating her – Courts below convicted the acc used on the basis of circumstantial evidence – Appeal to Supreme Court – Held: Conviction cannot be based solely on circumstantial evidence, unl ess chain of circumstances is established – The facts of the c ase show that there was possibility of natural death of the child – The evidence is not sufficient to bring home the guilt of the ac cused beyond reasonable doubt and hence acquitted. Allowing the appeal, the Court HELD: 1. To base conviction solely on the
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