Supreme Court of India · 2003-08-13
State Of Rajasthan vs Raja Ram
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- State Of Rajasthan
- Respondent
- Raja Ram
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Doraiswamy Raju, Arijit Pasayat
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court reviewed an appeal by the State of Rajasthan challenging a High Court judgment that acquitted the respondent of charges under Section 302 of the IPC. The prosecution's case relied on circumstantial evidence regarding the homicidal death of five family members. The court analyzed whether the circumstantial evidence established a complete chain of events sufficient to sustain a conviction for murder.