Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Last seen theory - Accused and deceased left cinema hall together - PW2, gate keeper of Cinema knew both of them - Evidence of PW2 corroborates evidence of father and wife of deceased to the effect that deceased had gone to see a movie before occurrence of incident and that both were seen together..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Evidence of PW4, blacksmith - PW4 is well acquainted with accused and deceased - He identified spear which was seized by police as one which accused had got sharpened from him, which means that accused had made prior preparation with an intent to commit murder - Accused rightly convicted...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Evidence of father and wife of deceased who are natural witnesses of scene of offence is reliable - Post mortem report of deceased fully corroborated the ocular testimony of these PWs - Incident occurred just outside the house of deceased - One chappal of accused was recovered from the spot -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 364, 201 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Delay in recording statement of key witnesses, not explained - In the chain of circumstances viz., recovery of dead body, recovery of clothes and car of deceased at instance of A-3, and motive for commission of crime, not conclusively proved by prosecution - No evidence to prove that A-3..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 27 -- Double murder case - Circumstantial evidence - Confession - A-1 confessed to police regarding murder of two deceased and also led to police party to place where dead bodies of deceased were dumped - Identity of dead bodies not disputed - Medical evidence supported the ocular evidence - Merely..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201 -- Murder - Conviction - Circumstantial evidence - Fact that dead body of deceased was recovered at instance of confessional statement of appellant, is not by itself sufficient to establish the guilt of appellant - Specifically when appellant has denied u/s 313 Cr.P.C. of making of any confessional statement and recovery of dead..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 3 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Extra-judicial confession made by accused before PW1 corroborated by PW2 - Possibility of any other person causing death of victim by inflicting fatal injuries totally ruled out - Courts below rightly come to specific finding that every finger points only to accused -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder of father - Circumstantial evidence - Benefit of doubt - Death caused by cutting of throat - Case of prosecution that there was a fight over property not convincing - No attempt made by police to associate any member of public to the arrest of appellant - Recovery of knife at instance of appellant is unbelievable - Testimony..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 397, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 3 -- Murder - Dacoity - Recovery of two bundles of currency notes of Rs.100/- at the instance of appellant from his house - Circumstantial evidence - Benefit of doubt - Recovery of currency bundles not proved by prosecution as being entrusted to deceased on date of incident - Prosecution witnesses..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 394, 34 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Apart from recoveries, prosecution has successfully established chain of circumstances - There is sufficient evidence on record which points to the guilt of accused - Call detail records of accused, recovery of mobile phone instrument of deceased from accused, medical evidence available on..........
