Supreme Court of India

Rohit Jangde v. State of Chhattisgarh

Neutral citation
Reported as [2026] 3 S.C.R. 231
Bench Sanjay Kumar and K. Vinod Chandran JJ.
Decided 17 February 2026

INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.

What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that question numbers 157 to 159 informed the accused about the matching of the DNA profiles which was responded to by a bland denial.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, there was a complete chain of circumstances leading only to the hypothesis of the guilt of the accused without leaving room for any other hypothesis; whether the order of the Trial Court convicting the accused and that of the High Court affirming the same ought to be set aside. Headnotes† Evidence Act, 1872 – s.27 – Statement of accused made when not in police custody, outside the purview of s.27 – High Court affirmed the conviction and sentence of the accused, the step-father for the murder of his six year-old

Sign in free to read it

  • The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
  • The ratio: what the Court held, verbatim, with the page it sits on
  • Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
  • Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
  • Download the PDF, copy pinpoint citations ready for a filing
Sign in to read - for free

An email address, no password.