Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 354 · Decided 24 May 2013
Rumi Bora Dutta v. State of Assam
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 354 · [2013] 3 S.C.R. 801
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 737/2006
- Decided
- 24 May 2013
- Bench
- B.S. CHAUHAN, DIPAK MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34; CrPC Section 313; Evidence Act Section 27
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: A B s.302134 - Murder - Circumstantial evidence - c Conviction and life sentence awarded by courts below - Held: The circumstances clearly establish that the prosecution has proved the guilt of the accused-appellants and the circumstances are conclusive in nature to exclude every - The chain 0 of evidence is absolutely complete - Conviction and sentence upheld - Criminal law - Motive - Evidence Act, 1872 - s.27 - Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.313. The appellants - the aunt and the nephew - were prosecuted for causing the death of the bread winner of E the
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