Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 550 · Decided 10 December 1999
V. Vijay Kumar v. State of Kerala
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 550 · [1999] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 208
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1147/1997
- Decided
- 10 December 1999
- Bench
- G.B. PATTANAIK, M.B. SHAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302134, 201, 120, 302, 34
Headnote
Criminal Trial-Circumstantial evidence-Conviction-Circumstances established by prosecution-Such circumstances capable of explanation and C not inconsistent with innocenc.e of accused persons-Held, under the facts and circumstances, conviction set aside-Indian Penal Code, 1860-Sections 302134, 201 closing the gate at night there was some quarrel between D him and accused No. I-appellant which was reported by the watchman to the Principal of the College. The dead body of watchman was found hanging on the next day. Trial Court tried and convicted the appellants-accused under Sections
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