Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 723 · Decided 19 September 2024
Santosh @ Rajesh @ Gopal v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 723 · [2024] 9 S.C.R. 609
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2030/2024
- Decided
- 19 September 2024
- Bench
- SANJIV KHANNA, SANJAY KUMAR, R MAHADEVAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 25, 201, 302, 34, 120B; Evidence Act Section 8, 27; Arms Act Section 25
Headnote
Evidence provided by the prosecution, if sufficient to secure a conviction of the appellant for the murder of the victim. Evidence Act, 1872 - ss.8 and 27 - Motive, preparation and previous or subsequent conduct - How much of information may be proved - Chain of circumstances to establish hypothesis of guilt - Absence of corroborative evidence - On facts, conviction of the appellant u/ss.302, 34 and 120B IPC and s.25(1-B)(A) of the Arms Act, for committing murder of the victim, by the courts below -
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