Supreme Court of India

Raju @ Rajendra Prasad v. State of Rajasthan

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Reported as [2022] 7 S.C.R. 241
Bench M. R. Shah and Krishna Murari JJ.
Decided 19 September 2022

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In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, both the appeals succeed.

Judgment, page 10

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Penal Code – ss.302, 34 – Murder – Circumstantial evidence – As per FIR, the appellants-accused (wife of the deceas ed and co- accused) had illicit relations – It was further stated t hat on account of disputes, the accused started residing in her pat ernal house – That the deceased went to his in-law’s house to bring her and the children back, however, on the next day his body was found hangi ng from tree – Appellants convicted u/s.302 r/w s.34 – On appeal , held: Case of the prosecution is based on circumstantial eviden ce – There is no direct evidence that the appellants killed or

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