Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 162 · Decided 17 February 2026
Rohit Jangde v. The State of Chhattisgarh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 162 · [2026] 3 S.C.R. 231
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 689/2026
- Decided
- 17 February 2026
- Bench
- SANJAY KUMAR, K. VINOD CHANDRAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; Evidence Act Section 27, 8
Headnote
Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, there was a complete chain of circumstances leading only to the hypothesis of the guilt of the accused without leaving room for any other hypothesis; whether the order of the Trial Court convicting the accused and that of ought to be set aside. Evidence Act, 1872 - s.27 - Statement of accused made when not in police custody, outside the purview of s.27 - High Court affirmed the conviction and sentence of the accused, the step-father for the murder of his six year-old
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