Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 505 · Decided 2 November 2012
Sathya Narayanan v. State REP. BY Inspector of Police
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 505 · [2012] 10 S.C.R. 950
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1539/2008
- Decided
- 2 November 2012
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, RANJAN GOGOI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 3021149, 201, 149
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 3021149 and 201 - Murder - 12 accused - Circumstantial evidence - Deceased last seen c together with the accused - Motive - Witnesses fuming hostile - Delay in lodging FIR - Trial court acquitting 6 accused, and convicting rest 6 accused - Appeal by the 6 convicts - 2 convicts died, hence appeal abated against them - High Court confirming the conviction of the 0 other 4 convicts (appellants) - On appeal, held: Conviction justified - The circumstances complete the chain of link and establish that in all probability the act must have been done by the
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