Supreme Court of India
Ravi v. The State of Punjab
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We are of the opinion that the prosecution has completely failed to produce evidence to prove the guilt of the appellant beyond the shadow of doubt on the basis of the circumstantial evidence.
Judgment, page 8
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Issue for Consideration Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court convicting the appellant-husband for the murder of his wife. Headnotes† Evidence – Circumstantial evidence – Burden of proof – Prosecution case that brother of the deceased lodged FIR that his sister was murdered by her husband-appellant in connivance with his second wife, and that his other sister- neighbour of the appellant, had seen the appellant committing the murder of the deceased by strangulating her with a rope and had threatened her not to disclose anything – Appellant also brought
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