Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 413 · Decided 22 August 2003
State of Rajasthan v. Kheraj Ram
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 413 · [2003] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 861
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 830/1996
- Decided
- 22 August 2003
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC Section 354(3), 313; Evidence Act
Headnote
B Criminal trial: Conviction-On basis of circumstantial evidence-Justification of- Held: When all incriminating facts and circumstances are incompatible with c the innocence of accused or guilt of any other person, inference of guilt justified-Further, such circumstances are to be proved beyond of-Principles-Discussed . Determinatioq, of sentence-Principle of proportionality between crime and punishment-Application of-Discussed Penal Code, I 860: E Section 302-Murder-Conviction on basis of circumstantial evidence-Justification of-Held: Since the circumstantial evidence rules out
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