Supreme Court · 1994 INSC 88 · Decided 22 February 1994
Laxman Naik v. State of Orissa
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1994 INSC 88 · [1994] 2 S.C.R. 94
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 407/1992
- Decided
- 22 February 1994
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, FAIZAN UDDIN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 376; CrPC Section 313; Evidence Act
Headnote
Indian Penal Code, 1860: Sections 302 and 376-Rape-Murdi~on­ viction based on circumstantial evidence-Validity of C Death Penalty-Pre-planned rape and murder of niece, a minor girf-Held diabi/ical in conception and brutal in execution attracting death penalty. Indian Evidence Act, 1872: D Misrepresentations of accused as to whereabouts of deceased-Evasive replies to questions during examination-Medical evidence relating to injurie.s on the deceased-Recovery and seizure of i11crimi11ati11 g articles-Held circumstance.s relied on form a complete chain of evidence against the
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