Supreme Court of India

Sd. Shabuddin v. The State of Telangana

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Reported as [2025] 8 S.C.R. 1040
Bench Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta JJ.
Decided 19 August 2025

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Issue for Consideration Whether the judgment passed by the High Court places a reverse burden of proof upon the appellant and is thus, legally unsustainable; whether the conviction u/s.411, IPC for dishonestly receiving stolen property can be sustained in view of the fact that both the accused stand acquitted for the offence of theft punishable u/s.379 IPC. Headnotes† Penal Code, 1860 – ss.411, 379 – Evidence Act, 1872 – s.114 – Conviction u/s.411, when not sustainable – Appellant and co- accused were acquitted of the charges u/ss.302, 201 and 379 IPC however, were convicted u/s.411 IPC on

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