Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 1341 · Decided 25 November 2008
A. Yadhav v. State of Karnataka
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 1341 · [2008] 16 S.C.R. 567
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 102/2001
- Decided
- 25 November 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 394
Headnote
A B. Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 302 and 394 - Prosecution under - Circumstantial evidence - Acquittal by trial Court - C Conviction by High Court - On appeal, held: Circumstances highlighted by High .Court to hold the accused guilty are relevant - Conviction justified. Evidence - Circumstantial can be based on such evidence - Condition precedent for reliance before conviction discussed. Appellant-accused No.2 was prosecuted u/ss. 302 and 394 IPC alongwith accused No.1. Prosecution case E was based on circumstantial evidence. The circumstances relied on against the
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