REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL APPEAL NOS. 64­65 OF 2022

Ramanand @ Nandlal Bharti

…Appellant 

Versus

State of Uttar Pradesh

…Respondent

J U D G M E N T

J.B. PARDIWALA, J.

1.

Mark Twain, the great American writer and philosopher, once

said:

"It is like this, take a word, split it up into letters, the letters,

may   individually   mean   nothing   but   when   they   are

combined they   will   form   a   word   pregnant   with   meaning.

That is the way how you have to consider the circumstantial

evidence. You have to take all the circumstances together

and   judge   for   yourself   whether   the   prosecution   have

established their case.”

2. 

These appeals, by special leave, arise out of the judgment and

order dated 09.07.2021 passed by the High Court of Judicature at

Allahabad, Bench at Lucknow confirming the death sentence awarded

to the accused appellant herein.

3.

The   accused   appellant   has   been   held   guilty   of   the   offence

punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (for short, “the

Digitally signed by

SNEHA DAS

Date: 2022.10.13

17:15:48 IST

Reason:

Signature Not Verified

IPC”). The trial co