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SYAM KUMAR V. M., A. K. JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR
State Of Kerala – Appellant
Versus
Gireesh Kumar, S/o. Gopalakrishnan Chettiar – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Syam Kumar V.M., J.
This appeal is filed by the sole accused in SC No.353 of 2015 challenging the judgment dated 05.07.2018 of Additional Sessions Judge IV -Kollam, convicting and sentencing him to death under Section 302 of the IPC. The learned Additional Sessions Judge IV -Kollam has on the other hand forwarded the case records in SC No.353 of 2015 to this Court for confirmation of the death sentence as provided in Section 366 (1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. We proceed to consider both the appeal and the reference together.
Prosecution case:
2. Prosecution case is that on 11.06.2013, at 3.00 P.M., the appellant had trespassed into the house of Alice Varghese @ Ponnamma, aged 57 years, with the intention to commit rape and robbery and that after committing those crimes, caused her gruesome death and decamped with articles worth Rs.6,00,000/-.
The investigation:
3. Based on the FI statement of PW1, who is a nephew of the deceased, Crime No.1230 of 2013 was registered at Kundara Police Station at 11.00 A.M., on 13.06.2013. Preliminary investigation and inquest were conducted by PW16 (S.I. of Police) and MOs 11 to 32 were recovered. Investigation was then taken over
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The duty of the Appellate Court to independently assess the evidence and establish the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt based on complete and reliable circumstantial evidence.
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Circumstantial evidence can establish guilt if it forms a complete chain pointing to the accused, even without direct evidence.
The judgment underscores the necessity of a conclusive chain of circumstantial evidence to establish guilt in criminal cases, particularly when direct evidence is lacking.
Circumstantial evidence, including recovery of crucial items, must be coherent and consistently point to guilt to meet the burden of proof required for conviction in murder cases.
(1) Where case rests entirely on circumstantial evidence, chain of evidence must be so far complete, such that every hypothesis is excluded but one proposed to be proved and such circumstances must s....
Murder Charge - When a murder charge is to be proved solely on circumstantial evidence, as in this case, presumption of innocence of the accused must have a dominant role.
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