Supreme Court of India
Ramu Appa Mahapatar v. The State of Maharashtra
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For the aforesaid reasons, we are of the view that the appellant must get the benefit of doubt.
Judgment, page 16
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Issue for Consideration Whether on the strength of the evidence of the four witnesses, the appellant-accused can be linked with the offence; whether it can be said that the charge against the accused of committing murder of the deceased stood conclusively proved beyond all reasonable doubt. Headnotes† Evidence – Circumstantial evidence – Extra-judicial confession – When cannot be relied upon – Appellant convicted for the murder of his live-in partner (‘M’), on the basis of extra-judicial confession allegedly made by him before PW-1 (landlord) and PW-3 (brother of the deceased) endorsed by
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