Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 457 · Decided 14 August 1995
Kailash Potlia v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 457 · [1995] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 689
- Case number
- Criminal Miscellaneous Petition No. 214/1994
- Decided
- 14 August 1995
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, B.L. HANSARIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 38o, 380; Evidence Act Section 27
Headnote
B Indian Penal Code, 1860: Sections 302, 38o-Murder-Trial-Conviction based on circumstantial evidence-Held, prosecution failed to establish case against appellant beyond C all reasonable doubt. Evidence Act, 1872: Circumstantial Evidence-Conviction under sec­ tions 302 and 380 !PC, Evidence u/s. 164 not recorded-Held, evidence is too weak to fomi a chain strong enough to tie D the appellant with so serious an offence as murder. / The accused-appellant filed the instant appeal by special leavf against the order of conviction and sentences under sections 302 and 380 IPC passed by
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