Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 167 · Decided 6 February 2025
Raja Khan v. State of Chhattisgarh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 167 · [2025] 2 S.C.R. 461
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 70/2025
- Decided
- 6 February 2025
- Bench
- SANJAY KAROL, MANMOHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 201; CrPC; Evidence Act Section 27, 25
Headnote
Whether the prosecution failed to prove the chain of circumstances leading to the guilt of the appellant-accused, beyond reasonable doubt. Evidence Act, 1872 - s.27 - Case based on circumstantial evidence - Prosecution relied on recovery to the deceased, on the basis of statement given by the appellant in custody - Conviction of the appellant u/ss.302 and 201, IPC, if justified: Held: No - The entire case of the prosecution rests on circumstantial evidence - Where the case rests entirely on circumstantial
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