Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 545 · Decided 31 October 2001
Ganesh Lal v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 545 · [2001] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 619
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1034/2000
- Decided
- 31 October 2001
- Bench
- R.C. LAHOTI, ASHOK BHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 376(2)(f); CrPC; Evidence Act
Headnote
Criminal Trial : Appreciation of Evidence-Circumstantial Evidence~Incriminating cir­ cumstances-No explanation offered by accused for such circumstances­ Held, they can be used as inculpatory circumstances-Such circumstances form a complete chain and silence of accused supplies 'missing B c D Indian Evidence Act, I 872-Section 1I4-Presumption-More than one offence taking place as part of one transaction-Recovery of recently stolen property from possession of accused-Possession unexplained-Other unex­ plained incriminating circumstances also available-Held, presumption arises
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