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Anwar Ali and Another v. The State of Himachal Pradesh

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Reported as [2020] 9 S.C.R. 878
Bench Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and M. R. Shah JJ.
Decided 25 September 2020

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Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302/34, 392, 201 and 420 – Prosecution under – Circumstantial evidence – Acquittal by trial court in view of contradictions in prosecution case – High Court rev ersed the acquittal order holding that the contradictions were minor in nat ure – Appeal to Supreme Court – Held: In the case of ci rcumstantial evidence, the circumstances, taken cumulatively, fo rm a chain so complete that there is no escape from the conclusion that the crime was committed by the accused and none else – The contradict ions, which came to be considered by trial court, cannot b e said to be minor

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