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Chandrabhan Sudam Sanap v. The State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [2025] 1 S.C.R. 1041
Bench B.R. Gavai, Prashant Kumar Mishra and K.V. Viswanathan JJ.
Decided 28 January 2025

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, we are not able to place any reliance on the CCTV footage, insofar as an attempt is made by the prosecution to attribute that the appellant and the deceased EA were last seen together based on the CCTV footage.

Judgment, page 36

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court upholding the conviction of the appellant for rape and murder of the deceased and imposition of death sentence. Headnotes† Evidence – Circumstantial evidence – Admissibility of evidence of witnesses and recovery – Admissibility of CCTV evidence – Requirement of certificate u/s.65 (4) – On facts, conviction of the appellant for offences punishable u/ss.302, 364, 366, 376(2)(m), 376A, 392 rw ss.397 and 201 IPC for rape and murder of the deceased and sentenced to death by the courts below –

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