Supreme Court of India
Ashish Jain v. Makrand Singh and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the recovery of the stolen ornaments, etc. in the instant matter was made on the basis of involuntary statements,which effectively negates the incriminating ci rcumstance based on such recovery, and severely undermines the prosecution case.
Judgment, page 19
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302/34, 394/34 and 449 – ss. 11/13 of Madhya Pra desh Dakaiti and Vyapharan Prabhavit Kshetra Adhiniyam, 1981 and ss. 25(1)(b)(a) r/w s. 27 of Arms Act, 1959 – Prosecu tion under – Of three accused – Prosecution case based on circum stantial evidence – Two last seen witnesses – Recovery of in criminating articles on the basis of confessional statements of the accused – Conviction by trial court imposing death setence – High Court acquitted the accused – On appeal, held: Unless an y blatant illegality or substantial error in the order of acq uittal is proved, and as long
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Where later benches applied it
- 2023 Santosh @ Bhure v. State (g.n.c.t.) of Delhi
- 2022 Manoj & Ors v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- 2020 Sonu @ Sunil v. State of Madhya Pradesh
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