Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 918 · Decided 8 August 2008
Manivel & ORS. v. State of Tamil Nadu
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 918 · [2008] 11 S.C.R. 1036
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 473/2001
- Decided
- 8 August 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 201
Headnote
"f ,_ A MANIVEL & ORS. \.-- v. I STATE OF TAMIL NADU i ' (Criminal Appeal No. 473 of 2001) AUGUST 8, 2008 ' . B -t- , [DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT AND DR. MUKUNDAKAM I SHARMA, JJ] \.- Evidence: c Circumstantiai evidence - Deceased last seen in the company of accused in the evening and in the and 201 /PC - HELD: f D Conviction can be based solely on circumstantial evidence if all the incriminating facts and circumstances are found to be .J. incompatible with innocence of accused and guilt of any other person - As regards last seen theory, it comes into play where the time gap between
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