Supreme Court of India

Kum. Shubha @ Shubhashankar v. State of Karnataka & Anr

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Reported as [2025] 7 S.C.R. 859
Bench M.M. Sundresh and Aravind Kumar JJ.
Decided 14 July 2025

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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

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