Supreme Court of India
Gambhir Singh v. The State of Uttar Pradesh
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We are of the view that the prosecution has failed to prove even one of the three so-called incriminating circumstances i.e., ‘motive’, ‘last seen’ and ‘recoveries’ in its quest to bring home the guilt of the appellant-accused.
Judgment, page 15
From the headnote
Issue for Consideration Matter pertains to the sustainability of the order passed by the High Court upholding the order of conviction and death sentence awarded to the appellant by the trial court. Headnotes† Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 34 – Murder – Death sentence – Appellant convicted for the ghastly incident involving murder of his real brother, sister-in-law, and their four children and awarded death sentence – Acquittal of the co-accused by giving her the benefit of the doubt – Appeal thereagainst by the State, dismissed – Also, dismissal of the appeal filed by the appellant, upholding
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