Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 190 · Decided 22 March 2013
Prakash v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 190 · [2013] 2 S.C.R. 458
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 26/2008
- Decided
- 22 March 2013
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, J.S. KHEHAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC
Headnote
PENAL CODE, 1860: C ss. 302, 364 and 120-B - Minor boy kidnapped and murdered by three accused - Circumstantial evidence - Conviction and $entence of life imprisonment - Affirmed by High Courl - Held: Cogent and acceptable evidence adduced by prosecution has established the deceased last seen with pursuant to D disclosure statements of accused, motive for the crime, i.e. enmity between complaint and accused and threat given by accused to finish the family of complainant - It leads to a conclusion that appellants/accused kidnapped and murdered the deceased - Conviction and sentence upheld
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