Supreme Court of India
Kum. Shubha @ Shubhashankar v. State of Karnataka & Anr
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We hold that the link for circumstantial evidence stands connected and proved, as the motive has been duly established through the evidence of PW-23, the voluminous CDR stands proved through the evidence of PW-24 and PW-25 who withstood a lengthy and exhaustive cross-examination, and the recovery of the weapon also stands proved.
Judgment, page 51
From the headnote
Issue for Consideration Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the conviction of the appellants by the High Court u/s.302 read with s.120- , IPC and additionally, s.201, IPC for -4 alone, is justified. Headnotes† Circumstantial Evidence – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302 r/w 120B, s.201 – -4 and the deceased were engaged – Though -4 was engaged to the deceased however, she was not willing to get married to him and expressed her grievance to -1, her close friend – -1 sought help from his cousin, -3, who roped in his friend, -2 and the accused persons murdered the deceased – Accused were
Authorities it was built on
- 1984 Sharad Birdhi Chand Sarda v. State of Maharashtra
- 1957 Vadivelu Thevar v. The State of Madras
- 1989 Smt. Triveniben & -ors. v. State of Gujarat & Ors.
- 2014 Shatrughan Chauhan & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2020 Arjun Panditrao Khotkar v. Kailash Kushanrao Gorantyal and Ors.
- 1980 Maru Ram Etc. Etc. v. Union of India & Anr.
- 1954 Ramkishan Mithanlal Sharma v. The State of Bombay
- 2018 Shafhi Mohammad v. The State of Himachal Pradesh
- 2022 Rajesh Yadav & Anr v. State of U.P.
- 2024 Anees v. The State Govt. of Nct
- 2012 Munish Mubar v. State of Haryana
- 2022 Gireesan Nair & Ors. Etc. v. State of Kerala
- 2018 State of Madhya Pradesh v. Chhaakki Lal and Another
- 2012 Sahabuddin & Anr. v. State of Assam
- 2017 Kishore Bhadke v. State of Maharashtra
- 2023 Harendra Rai v. The State of Bihar and Ors.
- 2023 Sajeev v. State of Kerala
Where later benches applied it
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