Supreme Court · 1993 INSC 273 · Decided 24 August 1993
Gokaraju Venkatanarasa Raju v. State of Andhra Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1993 INSC 273 · [1993] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 737
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 610/1990
- Decided
- 24 August 1993
- Bench
- K. JAYACHANDRA REDDY, G.N. RAY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 404, 201; Evidence Act
Headnote
Indian Penal Code 186(}--Sections 302, 201 & 404-Murder~onvic­ tion based on circumstantial evidence-Requisites of Indian Evidence Act-Circumstantial evidence-Requirements for con­ viction. Dead body in a decomposed state-Recognition of by near and dear ones-Necessity for. A B c On that his son was missing and was last seen on October D 27, 1980 in the company of the accused. On November' 19, 1980 the accused-appellant was apprehended and interrogated at the place of PWl in the presence of PWsl to 24. The accused-appellant made a statement that he stangulated the deceased
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