Supreme Court of India

Lochan Shrivas v. The State of Chhattisgarh

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Reported as [2021] 14 S.C.R. 809
Bench L. Nageswara Rao, B.R. Gavai and B. V. Nagarathna JJ.
Decided 14 December 2021
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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, the Court finds that it is not possible to accept the submission that in the absence of a report re garding the origin of the blood, the accused cannot be convicted, for it is only because of the lapse of time that the blood could not be classified successfully.

Judgment, page 19

From the headnote

Penal Code 1860: ss.363, 366, 376(2)(i), 377, 201, 30 2 and 376A – Prosecution case was that on the fateful day, the minor daughter of complainant was found missing – They went in searc h for her but she was not found anywhere – When they came back home, PW-3 told them that appellant who was neighbour had said that if they would allow him to conduct worship, he could find the child in an hour – They agreed and after the worship, appellant informed the m that the child was tied and kept inside the sack in the bushes – PW-1 informed police and on suspicion, appellant was interrogated and he

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