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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR
PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI, SUNIL BENIWAL
State of Rajasthan – Appellant
Versus
Sumer Singh S/o Shri Bhanwar Singh, resident of Bhasawa, District – Jaipur – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. criminal appeal filed based on acquittal. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. state's arguments on the use of a liquor bottle as a weapon. (Para 3) |
| 3. defense argues failure of prosecution to establish guilt. (Para 4) |
| 4. court reviews evidence and witness credibility. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 5. prosecution relies on circumstantial evidence. (Para 9 , 10) |
| 6. conflicting testimonies weaken prosecution case. (Para 11 , 12 , 19) |
| 7. principles for conviction based on circumstantial evidence. (Para 21) |
| 8. guiding principles for appellate review against acquittal. (Para 22 , 23 , 24) |
| 9. court dismisses appeal and upholds acquittal. (Para 28 , 29) |
JUDGMENT :
Sunil Beniwal, J.
1. The instant criminal appeal has been preferred on behalf of the appellant - State of Rajasthan under Section 378 (iii) & (i) Cr.P.C. assailing the judgment dated 29.06.1993 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Merta, District Nagour in Sessions Case No.17/1990, whereby the learned trial Court acquitted the respondent for the offence under Sections 302 of the INDIAN PENAL CODE (IPC) while extending benefit of doubt.
2. The facts in nutshell, as per the prosecution story in the present case are that a case was registered on the basis of
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The prosecution must establish a complete and unbroken chain of circumstantial evidence to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt; failure to do so results in acquittal.
The conviction must be based on a complete and reliable chain of circumstantial evidence, where extrajudicial confessions cannot solely establish guilt without corroboration.
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Conviction based on circumstantial evidence requires a complete and cogent chain of circumstances; extra-judicial confessions must be corroborated by reliable evidence.
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