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T.S.THAKUR, V.S.SIRPURKAR
Ramesh – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan – Respondent
The legal principle regarding circumstantial evidence, as derived from the provided document, emphasizes that the case must rely on proof of every circumstance beyond reasonable doubt. The chain of circumstances should be so complete and watertight that the only logical inference is the guilt of the accused. Furthermore, there should be no plausible alternative explanation for the circumstances established by the prosecution. The evidence must collectively lead to a single, conclusive conclusion of guilt, leaving no room for doubt or alternative hypotheses. This principle underscores the importance of a tightly connected set of circumstances that together form a complete chain, ensuring that the guilt of the accused is the only reasonable inference from the proven facts (!) .
JUDGMENT
V.S. Sirpurkar, J. —
1. This judgment will dispose of Criminal Appeal No. 1236 of 2006 filed by Ramesh @ Gaguda (original accused No. 3), Criminal Appeal No. 1235 of 2006 filed by Bharat Kumar @ Bhatia (original accused No. 2) and Criminal Appeal No. 1237 of 2006 filed by Gordhan Lal (original accused No. 1). We shall refer to the appellants as per their position before the Trial Court. While Ramesh @ Guguda (A-3) is sentenced to death by Trial and appellate Courts, the other two accused being Bharat Kumar @ Bhatia (A-2) and Gordhan Lal (A-1) are facing the life imprisonment alongwith fines on different counts. That is how the matters have come up before us.
2. Human avarice has no limits nor does it know of any emotions. The present case is the sordid saga of the crime which emanated purely from human avarice.
3. Phalodi is a quiet Taluk place in the State of Rajasthan. Ramlal Lunawat alongwith his wife Shanti Devi was doing business of money lending by pledging gold and silver ornaments and was selling steel utensils. On 5.2.2003, Anil (PW-1) telephoned to Police Station Phalodi that the door of the house-cum-shop of Ramlal was lying suspiciously open and nobody from the
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