Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 562 · Decided 2 July 2018
Sonvir @ Somvir v. The State of NCT of Delhi
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 562 · [2018] 7 S.C.R. 830
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 958/2017
- Decided
- 2 July 2018
- Bench
- ASHOK BHUSHAN, INDU MALHOTRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 392; CrPC Section 313
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302 and 392 u/s. 34 - Prosecution of three accused, including appellant (accused No. 2) - For double murder - u/ss. 120-B, 302, 392 and 397-IPC - Trial court relying on the circumstantial evidence viz. recoveries at the behest of the accused and the expert, convicted all the accused - High Court, upheld conviction of appellant-accused No. 2 and accused No. 1 - Accused No. 3 was acquitted granting benefit of doubt - Appeal by accused No. 2 - Held: In the facts and circumstances of the case, recoveries cannot be
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