Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 999 · Decided 19 August 2025
SD. Shabuddin v. The State of Telangana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 999 · [2025] 8 S.C.R. 1040
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 3605/2025
- Decided
- 19 August 2025
- Bench
- VIKRAM NATH, SANDEEP MEHTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 411, 379, 302, 201; Evidence Act Section 114, 102
Headnote
Whether the judgment passed by the High Court places a reverse burden of proof upon the appellant and is thus, legally unsustainable; whether the conviction u/s.411, IPC for dishonestly receiving stolen property can be sustained in view of the fact that both the accused punishable u/s.379 IPC. Penal Code, 1860 - ss.411, 379 - Evidence Act, 1872 - s.114 - Conviction u/s.411, when not sustainable - Appellant and co- accused were acquitted of the charges u/ss.302, 201 and 379 IPC however, were convicted u/s.411 IPC
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