Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 808 · Decided 3 August 2007
Shaik Mastan Vali v. State of Andhra Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 808 · [2007] 8 S.C.R. 779
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1003/2007
- Decided
- 3 August 2007
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302
Headnote
V ALI A v. STA TE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AUGUST 3, 2007 [DR. ARIJITPASAYAT AND LOKESHWARSINGHPANTA,JJ.] B Penal Code, 1860-s.302-Accused had illicit relations with the daughter of PWJ-He beat and dragged her out of the house of PW3 at night-Next morning PWsl and 2 found her lying dead on a cot-Police on basis of circumstantial evidence-Challenge to-On facts, held: Prosecution has established its accusations-Courts below rightly relied upon the circumstances to hold accused-Appellant guilty. D Evidence-Circumstantial evidence-Appreciation of-Law elucidated. Appellant had
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