Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 359 · Decided 28 May 2013
Sujit Biswas v. State of Assam
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 359 · [2013] 3 S.C.R. 830
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1323/2011
- Decided
- 28 May 2013
- Bench
- B.S. CHAUHAN, DIPAK MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376(2)(f), 302; CrPC Section 313; Evidence Act Section 11
Headnote
3 S.C.R. 830 SUJIT BISWAS v. STATE OF ASSAM (Criminal Appeal No. 1323 of 2011) MAY 28, 2013 [DR. B.S. CHAUHAN AND DIPAK MISRA. JJ.] Penal Code, 1860 - s.376(2)(f) and 302 - Rape and murder of minor girl - Circumstantial evidence - Appreciation C of- Standard of proof- Mental distance between distance between mere conjectures and sure conclusions - The court D must draw an inference with respect to whether the chain of circumstances is complete, and when the circumstances therein are collectively considered, the same must lead only to the irresistible conclusion, that the accused
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