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PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI, YOGENDRA KUMAR PUROHIT
Akash @ Jagdish S/o Sh. Bheru Singh – Appellant
Versus
State Of Rajasthan – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Per Dr. Pushpendra Singh Bhati, J.
1. By way of this criminal appeal (from Jail), the accused-appellants laid a challenge to the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 08.03.2017 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge No. 3, Bhilwara, (‘Trial Court’) in Session Case No. 08/2014 (State of Rajasthan vs. Akash alias Jagdish & Anr.), whereby the accused-appellants were convicted and sentenced as below:
| Conviction under Section(s) | Sentence(s) | Fine(s) |
| 302/120-B IPC | Life Imprisonment | Rs.10,000/-, in default of which, to undergo further 3 months’ S.I. |
| 364A/120-B IPC | Life Imprisonment | Rs.10,000/-, in default of which, to undergo further 3 months’ S.I. |
| 384 IPC | Three Years’ Imprisonment | Rs.2,000/-, in default of which, to undergo further 1 month’s S.I. |
| 342/120 IPC | One Year’s Imprisonment | Rs.500/-, in default of which, to undergo further 15 day’s S.I. |
2. Brief facts of this case, as placed before this Court by learned counsel for the accused-appellants, are that Dinesh (PW-5) submitted a written report (Ex. P-13) dated 12.11.2013 at around 8:15 PM before the Police Station, City Kotwali, Bhilwara to the effect
Circumstantial evidence must form a complete chain to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt in criminal cases.
A conviction based on circumstantial evidence requires a complete chain of evidence that excludes all reasonable hypotheses of innocence.
In criminal cases based on circumstantial evidence, the prosecution must establish a complete chain of evidence to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
The judgment establishes that circumstantial evidence must form a complete, unbroken chain directly linking the accused to the crime, which warranted a life sentence in this case.
The prosecution must establish an unbroken chain of evidence beyond reasonable doubt for conviction, failing which the accused is entitled to acquittal.
The court ruled that circumstantial evidence must form a complete chain to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt, emphasizing the need for corroboration and the benefit of doubt for the accused.
The judgment establishes the importance of circumstantial evidence, the burden on the accused to explain incriminating circumstances, and the admissibility of electronic evidence under Section 65B(4)....
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