RAGHAV PRAPANNA TRIPATHI vs THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH

The Supreme Court held that the circumstantial evidence presented against Raghav was insufficient to establish his guilt for the murder of Kamla and Madhusudan under Section 302 IPC. The Court emphasized that mere absconding and the non-recovery of the jeep did not constitute direct evidence of guilt. The convictions of Ramanuj Das and Jai Devi under Section 201 IPC were also overturned due to lack of evidence linking them to the removal of the bodies. The majority opinion concluded that the evidence did not support the findings of the lower courts, leading to the allowance of the appeals.