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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CHANDRA DHARI SINGH, DEVENDRA SINGH-I
Jaggu Kol – Appellant
Versus
State of U.P. – Respondent
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| 1. appeal against conviction for murder and robbery. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. investigation recovers weapon, bicycle, and prepares charge-sheet. (Para 4 , 5 , 12 , 13) |
| 3. charges framed; trial court convicts appellants. (Para 6 , 7 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 4. witnesses observe accused dragging injured victim. (Para 8 , 9 , 11) |
| 5. post-mortem confirms death by gunshot shock. (Para 10) |
| 6. no motive, delay, eyewitness, or ballistic evidence. (Para 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 7. prosecution proves case via consistent witness testimonies. (Para 23 , 24 , 25) |
| 8. fir delay plausibly explained by nighttime travel. (Para 26 , 27) |
| 9. no direct evidence of accused firing shot. (Para 28) |
| 10. circumstantial evidence needs complete chain excluding innocence. (Para 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45) |
| 11. no ballistic link between pistol and crime. (Para 46) |
| 12. evidence fails beyond reasonable doubt standard. (Para 47 , 48) |
| 13. conviction set aside; appellants acquitted. (Para 49 , 50 , 51 , 52) |
JUDGMENT :
Chandra Dhari Singh, J.
1. The instant Criminal Appeal has been preferred by the accused-appellants- Jaggu Kol and Shankar against a judgment and order dated 31.0
Conviction on circumstantial evidence requires complete unbroken chain linking accused to crime; absence of ballistic report connecting recovered pistol to gunshot, no firing eyewitness, and unreliab....
Circumstantial evidence must form a complete and unbroken chain pointing to guilt; the absence of independent corroboration and strong motive creates reasonable doubt.
The judgment underscores the necessity of establishing a complete chain of circumstances and the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt in cases based on circumstantial evidence.
The prosecution must establish a complete and unbroken chain of circumstantial evidence for a conviction; mere conjecture is insufficient.
Another important aspect to be considered in a case resting on circumstantial evidence is the lapse of time between the point when the accused and deceased were seen together and when the deceased is....
The judgment establishes the principle that the burden of proving guilt beyond reasonable doubt lies with the prosecution, and the use of circumstantial evidence must be complete and incapable of exp....
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