Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 945 · Decided 2 September 2026
Sahab Singh Alias Sat Pal v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 945 · [2026] 9 S.C.R. 402
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 4158/2026
- Decided
- 2 September 2026
- Bench
- SANJEEV SACHDEVA, SANJAY KUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 201, 377; Evidence Act Section 27
Headnote
Whether the prosecution failed to establish the guilt of the accused, held guilty of the offences punishable u/ss.302, 201 and 377 of the Penal Code, 1860, beyond reasonable doubt and the benefit of the same ought to be given to him. Circumstantial chain of circumstances - Appellant was held guilty of the offences punishable u/ss.302, 201 and 377, IPC based on circumstantial evidence and the theory of 'last seen together'- Interference with: Held: There are several missing links in the chain of the prosecution case
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