Supreme Court · [2026] 10 S.C.R. 259 · Decided 1 October 2026
Santosh Gurung v. State of Sikkim
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- [2026] 10 S.C.R. 259
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 107/2018
- Decided
- 1 October 2026
- Bench
- ATUL S. CHANDURKAR, UJJAL BHUYAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376(2)(i), 302, 201; CrPC Section 313; Evidence Act Section 27; POCSO Act Section 4, 6
Headnote
Whether the conviction of the appellant solely on the basis of circumstantial evidence ought to be interfered with since the chain of circumstances is not complete and the appellant be given the benefit of doubt; whether the appellant's statement u/s.313 of the Code as an additional link in the chain of circumstances. Circumstantial Evidence - Conviction solely on the basis of, when not justified - Appellant was convicted for the offence punishable u/ss.376(2)(i), 302 and 201, IPC along with ss.4 and 6 of the Protection of
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