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Pooranmal v. The State of Rajasthan & Anr.

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Reported as [2026] 3 S.C.R. 314
Bench Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N.V. Anjaria JJ.
Decided 10 March 2026

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We are of the opinion that the prosecution has miserably failed to establish a complete and coherent chain of incriminating circumstances so as to bring home the guilt 15 (2020) 7 SCC 1. 334 [2026] 3 S.C.R. Supreme Court Reports of the appellant-Pooranmal.

Judgment, page 20

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Issue for Consideration Whether the conviction of the appellant-P based solely on circumstantial evidence as convicted by the trial court and upheld by the High Court could be sustained in law. Whether the incriminating evidence are proved by cogent and admissible evidence, forming an unbroken chain pointing unequivocally towards the guilt of the appellant. Headnotes† Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302/34, 201 – Bhartatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – ss.103(1)/3(5) – Circumstantial evidence – Recoveries – Appellant-P along with one L, committed murder of wife of L – Appellant-P and L were convicted by the

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