Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 312 · Decided 28 April 1995
Akhilesh Hajam v. The State of Bihar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 312 · [1995] 3 S.C.R. 864
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 540/1987
- Decided
- 28 April 1995
- Bench
- G.N. RAY, FAIZAN UDDIN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; Evidence Act Section 302
Headnote
Indian Penal Code, 1860/Evidence Act, 1872 : Section 302-Circumstantial evidence-Charge of murdering mother, C sister, wife and daughter-Accused making disclosure Statement-Consequent recovery of weapon-Circumstantial evidence should be so complete as not to leave any reasonable ground for a of doubt given to the accused and conviction set aside. D The appellant was charged with the murder of his mother, sister, wife and daughter. According to the prosecution, the appellant, after committing the murders, fled away towards a nearby village and was caught there and brought
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