Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 757 · Decided 29 October 2010
Varun Chaudhary v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 757 · [2010] 13 S.C.R. 296
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 705/2008
- Decided
- 29 October 2010
- Bench
- MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA, ANIL R. DAVE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34
Headnote
13 (ADDL.) S.C.R. 296 VARUN CHAUDHARY v. , STATE OF RAJASTHAN (~riminal Appeal No. 705 of 2008) OCTOBER 29, 2010 [DR. MUKdNDAKAM SHARMA AND ANIL R. DAVE, JJ.) PENAL CODE, 1860: s.302 - Conviction under, by courts below, based on circumstantial evidence -Held: In the case of circumstantial - In the instant case, there is nothing to show that the accused had committed the offence - Judgments of courts below set aside and the accused acquitted - Evidence - Circumstantial evidence - Test Identification parade. E EVIDENCE: Identification of vehicle - A motor cycle recovered as the
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