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Kalinga @ Kushal v. State of Karnataka by Police Inspector Hubli

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Reported as [2024] 2 S.C.R. 391
Bench Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma JJ.
Decided 20 February 2024

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Before parting, we consider it our duty to refer to the catena of judgments relied upon by the respondent to contend that minor inconsistencies could not be construed as reasonable doubts for ordering acquittal.

Judgment, page 17

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Issue for Consideration Whether the extra judicial confession of the appellant-accused was admissible, credible and sufficient for his conviction thereon for the murder of his brother-PW-1’s son; whether the testimony of PW-1 could be termed as reliable and trustworthy and; whether the chain of circumstantial evidence was complete and consistent for arriving at the conclusion of guilt. Headnotes Evidence – Extra judicial confession – Evidentiary value – Case based on circumstantial evidence – Trial Court acquitted all the accused persons – Appeal against acquittal – High Court reversed the

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