Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 413 · Decided 13 June 2011
State of U. P. v. Mohd .. Iqram & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 413 · [2011] 6 S.C.R. 1017
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1693/2005
- Decided
- 13 June 2011
- Bench
- B.S. CHAUHAN, SWATANTER KUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302134, 302, 34; CrPC Section 313; Constitution Article 136
Headnote
1017 STATE OF U. P. v. MOHD .. IQRAM & ANR. (Criminal Appeal No. 1693-1694 of 2005) JUNE 13, 2011 [DR. B. S. CHAUHAN AND SWATANTER KUMAR, JJ.) Penal Code, 1860: A B s.302134 - Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Shrieks c of victim heard in the night by police party on general patrolling - lying unconscious - She died in hospital 0 - Accused totally strangers to the area - Medical evidence that death could be caused by strangulation by hands - Conviction by trial court - Acquittal by High Court - HELD: Circumstantial evidence is so strong that it points unmistakably to the guilt
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