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Digamber Vaishnav & Anr. v. State of Chhattisgarh Criminal Appeal Nos. 428-430 of 2019 March 05, 2019

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Reported as [2019] 2 S.C.R. 844
Bench A. K. Sikri, S. Abdul Nazeer and M. R. Shah JJ.
Decided 5 March 2019

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Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302/34 and 394/34 – Murder and Robbery – Prosecution for – Based on circumstantial evidence – Prosecutio n relied on testimony of child witness; recoveries made u/s. 27 of Evi dence Act; fingerprint report; FSL report; motive of committin g robbery and on evidence of last seen together – Courts below co nvicted the accused and sentenced them to death – On appeal, he ld: In the facts of the case, the circumstances on which prosecutio n case was based, cannot be relied on – There was unexplained delay in reporting the crime – The prosecution has withheld the best evidence

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