Supreme Court of India
Krishan Kumar and Anr v. The State of Haryana
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We are of the considered view that evidence of PW-7 on extra judicial confession could not inspire confi dence.
Judgment, page 24
From the headnote
Issue for consideration: Conviction of the appellants-accused u/ ss.201, 300, 302, IPC r/w s.34 based on circumstantial evidence, consisting of evidence of last seen, extra judicial confession, recovery of w eapon of off ence and motive, if justifi ed. Evidence – Circumstantial evidence – Conviction based upon – When not justifi ed: Held: Categoric fi nding of the courts below on appreciation of the oral testimonies of the prosecution witnesses is that none of the witnesses had spoken of having lastly seen the deceased in the company of the accused alive and together – Thus, there cannot be any
Authorities it was built on
- 2006 Zahira Habibullah Sheikh and Anr. v. State of Gujarat and Ors.
- 2007 Ajay Singh v. State of Maharashtra
- 1995 Balwinder Singh v. State of Punjab
- 2009 Jag Dish v. State of M.P.
- 2008 Chattar Singh and Anr. v. State of Haryana
- 2007 Hatti Singh v. State of Haryana
- 2000 State of U.P. v. Babu Ram
- 1986 Gopal & Ors. v. State of Tamil Nadu
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