Supreme Court · 1994 INSC 6 · Decided 11 January 1994
Dhananjoy Chatierjee @ Dhana v. State of West Bengal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1994 INSC 6 · [1994] 1 S.C.R. 37
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 584/1992
- Decided
- 11 January 1994
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, N.P. SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 376, 38o; CrPC Section 154; Evidence Act Section 25, 26, 27
Headnote
CHATIERJEE @ DHANA v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL JANUARY 11, 1994 [DR. AS. ANAND AND N.P. SINGH, JJ.) A B Indian Penal Code, 1860 : Ss. 302, 376 and 38o--Rape and murder of young gi,rl by a Security guard in the Apartment-Theft of a Watch-Conviction based on circumstantial evidence-Recovery of chain watch and shirt and pant of accused on the basis of dis­ closure statement-Chain of circumstantial evidence complete leading to guilt of accused-Conviction and sentence of death upheld. Criminal Procedure Code, 1973: Ss. 154-FIR-Vague and indefinite D telephone message making the police
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