Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 325 · Decided 7 April 2026
Gautam Satnami v. State of Chhattisgarh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 325 · [2026] 4 S.C.R. 417
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1782/2026
- Decided
- 7 April 2026
- Bench
- PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC; Evidence Act Section 25, 27; Constitution Article 134, 136
Headnote
Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the appellant is entitled to the benefit of doubt and ought to be acquitted of the charge u/s.302 IPC. Circumstantial evidence - Suspicion howsoever strong, cannot take the place of proof - on inter alia the 'last-seen' testimony of PW-4; recovery of a blood-stained axe and clothes pursuant to disclosure u/s.27; and recovery of the driving licence of the appellant from the spot - Interference with: Held: The 'last-seen' testimony of PW-4 does not
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