Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 281 · Decided 25 April 2013
Shankar Kisanrao Khade v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 281 · [2013] 6 S.C.R. 949
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 362/2010
- Decided
- 25 April 2013
- Bench
- K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, MADAN B. LOKUR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 376, 366, 34; CrPC; Constitution Article 15(3), 39, 72, 161; POCSO Act Section 3(2), 34; Juvenile Justice Act
Headnote
949 SHANKAR KISANRAO KHADE v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA (Criminal Appeal No. 362-363 of 2010) APRIL 25, 2013 [K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN AND MADAN B. LOKUR, JJ.) Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 302, 376, 366-A, 363 rlw. s. 34 - Rape and murder of minor and intellectually challenged girl A B - By the accused aged - However, sentence of death reduced to life imprisonment - All other sentences awarded, directed to run consecutively. o Evidence - Circumstantial evidence - Standard of proof - Held: Circumstances relied upon, must be fully established and chain of the circumstances must be complete, so as not
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