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IN THE HIGH COURT OF TELANGANA
K.SURENDER, E.V.VENUGOPAL
Chandupatla Sravan – Appellant
Versus
State of Telangana – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(K.Surender, J.)
This Criminal Appeal is filed by the appellant/accused, aggrieved by the judgment and sentence dated 07.06.2019 in S.C.No.6 of 2017, on the file of the I Additional Sessions Judge, Warangal, whereby the appellant was convicted for the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 201 of IPC .
2. Heard Smt. C.Vasundara, learned counsel for the appellant/accused, Sri Arun Kumar Dodla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1 – State and Sri M.Vivekananda Reddy, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for respondent No.2.
3. The case of the prosecution is that Chandupatla Padma (hereinafter referred to as ‘the deceased’) is the senior paternal aunt of the appellant. The appellant used to suspect that the deceased was practicing sorcery/witchcraft, for which reason he and his family members developed grudge against the deceased. Few months prior to the incident, the cotton crop of the deceased was damaged. It is alleged that the appellant was responsible for the damage of the said crop and the deceased and PW.1 complained to the elders in that regard. PW.3 then called the appellant and admonished him. The appellant again questioned the deceased about p
The prosecution must establish a complete chain of circumstantial evidence to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt; failure to do so results in acquittal.
The prosecution must establish a complete chain of circumstantial evidence leading to the only conclusion of guilt for a conviction to be sustainable.
Circumstantial evidence must create a complete and cogent chain linking the accused to the crime; mere suspicion, without proof beyond reasonable doubt, is insufficient for conviction.
The prosecution failed to establish a sufficient chain of circumstantial evidence to link the appellant to the murder, leading to acquittal.
A conviction based solely on circumstantial evidence requires a complete chain of proof that points solely to guilt, with any doubt necessitating an acquittal.
The judgment establishes that a conviction based solely on circumstantial evidence requires a clear and conclusive chain of evidence, and that extra-judicial confessions must be corroborated by relia....
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