Supreme Court of India
Devi Lal v. State of Rajasthan
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Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 and s.120B – Murder alleged against four accus ed – Prosecution – Circumstantial evidence – Trial court c onvicted the two appellants-accused relying on evidence of three w itnesses and on extra-judicial confession made by one of the appella nt-accused – Other two accused were acquitted – High Court con firmed the order of trial court – On appeal, held: Extra-judicial conf ession is not proved – The chain of circumstances is also not co mplete and coherent to permit conviction of appellants-accused on the basis thereof without any trace of doubt – Appellants-accused
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