Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 606 · Decided 24 April 2009
Ramesh Bhai & ANR. v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 606 · [2009] 6 S.C.R. 949
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 868/2004
- Decided
- 24 April 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 1208, 201
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860 - ss.302 1208 and 201 - Death allegedly caused due to poisonous injections administered C into body of deceased by accused-appellants - Prosecution case resting on circumstantial evidence - Trial court convicted the appellants - High Court upheld conviction - Justification of a case rests squarely on circumstantial evidence, inference of guilt can be o justified only when all incriminating facts and circumstances are incompatible with innocence of the accused or guilt of any other person - Circumstances from which inference as to guilt of accused is drawn have to be
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