Supreme Court of India

Karakkattu Muhammed Basheer v. The State of Kerala

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Reported as [2024] 11 S.C.R. 498
Bench Abhay S. Oka and Augustine George Masih JJ.
Decided 5 November 2024

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Issue for Consideration Issue as regards sustainability of the order of conviction and sentence of the accused, when the case not proved beyond reasonable doubt against the accused. Headnotes† Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302, 201 – Murder – Circumstantial evidence – Main accused convicted and sentenced u/ss. 302, 201 for murder of one lady during night, at the house of other accused – Other accused convicted and sentenced u/s. 201 – Prosecution case that motive for murder was illicit relation between the two accused – Order of conviction and sentence upheld by the High Court – Sustainability:

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