Supreme Court of India

Papan Sarkar @ Pranab v. State of West Bengal

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Reported as [2026] 6 S.C.R. 592
Bench Sanjay Kumar and K. Vinod Chandran JJ.
Decided 22 May 2026

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Issue for Consideration Whether the order of conviction by the Trial Court, affirmed by the High Court, based on the circumstances of the last seen together theory, extra-judicial confession, recovery of the objects used as weapons and a motorbike, seizures from the place of occurrence, oral testimonies and the serological report, ought to be reversed. Headnotes† Circumstantial Evidence – Complete chain of circumstances, when not established – Trial court found from the last seen together theory, extra-judicial confession, recovery of the objects used as weapons and a motorbike , the seizures

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