Supreme Court of India

Kamal v. State (nct of Delhi)

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Reported as [2023] 11 S.C.R. 49
Bench B. R. Gavai and Prashant Kumar Mishra JJ.
Decided 7 August 2023

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Issue for consideration : In a prosecution case where father was found dead by the complainant-brother of the deceased, and suspicion arose on the son of the deceased on account of the property dispute between the father and the son, and the son fl ed from the scene of incident and was apprehended two days later, whether the courts below were justifi ed in convicting the son u/s. 302/34 IPC and sentencing him to rigorous imprisonment for life. Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302 r/w 34 – Murder – Circumstantial evidence and last seen theory – Conviction on basis o f, by the courts below – Correctness:

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