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PANKAJ MITHAL, AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH
Hansraj – Appellant
Versus
State Of Chhattisgarh – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(Pankaj Mithal, J.)
1. The appellant Hansraj is a convict for offence under Section 302 IPC1[Indian Penal Code] for murdering Ramlal of village Ghotha Sakulpara Bhanupratappur, District Kanker, Chhattisgarh and has been awarded life imprisonment and fine of Rs.1000/-.
2. The order of conviction and sentence of the Trial Court dated 19.12.2002 has been confirmed by the High Court in appeal by the impugned judgment and order dated 30.07.2010.
3. The appellant preferred the Special Leave Petition with delay of 653 days which was condoned and leave to appeal was granted. Since the appellant had remained in jail for over 10 years, he was directed to be released on bail by this Court.
4. The case of the prosecution is based only on circumstantial evidence and there is no eyewitness to the incident.
5. The argument of the learned counsel for the appellant is that it is a completely false case and that even the circumstances have not been proved conclusively to hold the appellant guilty and there are stark contradictions in the testimonies of the prosecution witnesses.
6. The incident is of 28.03.2002. It is alleged that the appellant was residing with the deceased and was assisting h
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Circumstantial evidence must form a complete chain to establish guilt in murder cases, as reiterated by the court.
Circumstantial evidence must form a complete chain to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt in criminal cases.
The prosecution must establish a complete chain of circumstantial evidence beyond reasonable doubt for a conviction; mere suspicion is insufficient.
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In circumstantial evidence cases, all links in the chain must be proven conclusively to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
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